Rudyard Kipling Quotes

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

Rudyard Kipling

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• Clever
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• The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

  

  Rudyard Kipling
  • Woman
  • Needs
  • Clever