You're not as smart as you think you are You're not smart enough to judge
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims the listener lacks intelligence and judgment.
- In plain terms
- You are not smart enough to judge.
- What can you take from it?
- Dismiss others' judgment directly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why judge them?
- Who decides intelligence?
Another view
Sometimes the critic is the one lacking judgment.
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