AN EMPTY BOTTLE MAKES THE LOUDEST NOISE. Smart people are quiet because they are smart, very smart, and supremely smart. Speaking teaches you little or nothing. It is far more enlightening in both the short and long term to listen and watch. read more
It may appear that quiet people are more intelligent because they aren't opening their mouths and saying anything stupid, but by the same token, nor are they opening their mouths and saying anything profound. read more
Caution: Smart people tend to be cautious. As IQ declines, people become less and less cautious. Indeed, an argument can be made that “Life is an IQ test.” Careful studies have shown that more intelligent people quite simply make fewer mistakes and do fewer stupid things than less intelligent people. read more