True intelligence is quiet but strong
Standing on its own merit
Not needing confirmation
Because it simply is

This kind of person not only is self consumed, but perceives himself as knowledgeable in regard to any and every subject. With a know-it-all, take my advice, just agree and find a way to excuse yourself from the situation. To have a different opinion, or simply try to voice yours, will cause you to go through a period of being analyzed to the point that you can't breathe. This type of personality will bore you to tears on the most simple of subjects.

Always remember when dealing with this type of person, that they don't know-it-all and to try to converse with them is not going to go anywhere. It will only end up with you being frustrated because your thoughts and contribution to the conversation is of no concern for them. Conversation should be an exchange of knowledge and experience and that dialog should be shared between the participants. With a person that is self-consumed that is not possible.

A person who is truly intelligent does not consume a conversation with non-sense. The exchange of ideas through conversation is only heightened by intelligent input from a person who truly knows and understands the subject. Being well read or intellectual brings about a sharing of gifted ideas. There is a monumental difference between knowing about and knowing it all.

No matter how intelligent a person is they learn everyday through the sharing of conversation. Those that are unable to listen to another never grow and never see another view. People who are known as a know-it-all, never realize that the others around them leave them out and avoid them because we all want to be heard. We all want to voice our opinions and our feelings. With this type of person your inner feelings are not even accepted because they don't allow you to "tell" your story and so they never truly hear what you need to say. The conversation quickly turns to what they know about the issue and how you should have handled it, what you should have done and why you didn't do it. It's futile to talk with them about anything.

Conversation becomes pointless and wasted because the vanity of that person over shadows the possibility. The ones that I personally know I don't share with. I avoid any lengthy exchange as the level of frustration become greater than what I needed to get off my chest.

Personally knowing these kinds of people I can tell you that the appearance of confidence they carry is simply a shroud of deceit. They are very insecure in life and constantly need the assurance that they are intellectual from everyone they encounter.

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