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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. – Quentin Crisp

Other quotes by Quentin Crisp

The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. – Quentin Crisp

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Teenagers
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Quentin Crisp
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Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when I lived alone that I realized how much cheaper it was to drag the Joneses down to my level. – Quentin Crisp

Category:
Neighbors
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Quentin Crisp
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Other Quotes from
Intelligence
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Youll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the place and the method and the time – it was a general warning. And that points out the imperfection, if you would, of our intelligence. – Lee H. Hamilton

Category:
Intelligence

The role of the intelligence – that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. – Simone Weil

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Intelligence

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. – Oscar Wilde

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Intelligence

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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Intelligence

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