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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

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History
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Rebecca West
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Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – Rebecca West

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Intelligence
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The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man. – Chauncey Wright

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Intelligence

If God be God and man a creature made in image of the divine intelligence, his noblest function is the search for truth. – Morris West

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Intelligence

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. – Lao Tzu

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Intelligence

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. – George Bancroft

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Intelligence

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