Nothing easier; clever people are caught by the simplest things.
Razumihin warns that brilliance trips on everyday details. The paradox flatters no one—subtle minds ignore “trifles” and so reveal themselves. It’s also a quiet portrait of Porfiry’s psychological chess: invite the suspect to slip. The line punctures Raskolnikov’s intellectual vanity without naming him. In life, too, character leaks through habits more than theories. Razumihin’s practical wisdom keeps the book grounded in human scale.