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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the c

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. – Simone Weil

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Bill Gates wants people to think hes Edison, when hes really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isnt right… wealth isnt the same thing as intelligence. – Larry Ellison

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Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. – Abigail Adams

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