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The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. — Friedrich Nietzsche
You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity. You simply produce no ef — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
We have become, by the power of a glorious evolutionary accident called intelligence, the stewards of life's continuity — Stephen Jay Gould, The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
Be patient. Your skin took a while to deteriorate. Give it some time to reflect a calmer inner state. As one of my frien — Jess C. Scott, Clear: A Guide to Treating Acne Naturally
Any intelligent person knows that life is a beautiful thing and that the purpose of life is to be happy," said my father — Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence
He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more. — P.G. Wodehouse
Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin — Bill Watterson
It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word. — Andrew Jackson
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. No one in this world, so far as I know— — H.L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy
I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle.... Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject — Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded — Ambrose Bierce
I mean to say, I know perfectly well that I've got, roughly speaking, half the amount of brain a normal bloke ought to p — P.G. Wodehouse
The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion, and those with religion, but no brain — Al-Maʿarri
I am often thought of as being remarkably bright, and yet my brains, more often than not, are busily devising new and in — Alan Bradley, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
I think a man's "wordplay" can be so fucking sexy!!! I love a good mind fuck!! — Junnita Jackson
I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly! — Richard Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am — Albert Camus
belief is the death of intelligence. — Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger: Die letzten Geheimnisse der Illuminaten oder An den Grenzen des erweiterten Bewusstseins
Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others co — Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
Things are not always what they seem — the first appearance deceives many