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If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as evidence of a heightened sensibility.

Peter Medawar

(1915 – 1987) Brazilian/British biologist

Always assume that your assumption is invalid.

Tatman’s Assumption

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Thinking Assumptions Robert Tatman

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense.

Helen Rowland

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

Emotions Intelligence Love Common sense Imagination Uncorking

One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not.

Alexandre Dumas

(1824 – 1895) French writer

Intelligence Stupidity

He’s a fool that makes his doctor his heir.

Benjamin Franklin

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Doctors Fools Health Intelligence Heirs

It is safe to wager that every public idea and every accepted convention is sheer foolishness, because it has suited the majority.

Nicolas Chamfort

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Intelligence Stupidity

Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

George Carlin

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Ideas Things Drawing boards

There are three kinds of men: the ones who learn by reading; the few who learn by observation; the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

Will Rogers

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Intelligence People Learning

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

Konrad Adenauer

(1876 – 1967) German statesman

Beliefs God Intelligence Stupidity Mankind

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

Oscar Levant

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

Intelligence Genius Humility

If brains were all that important in a beauty contest, you could enter wearing a Hefty Bag.

Lewis Grizzard Jr.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

Appearance Body Intelligence Beauty contests Brains

If there is a substitute for brains it has to be silence.

Anonymous

Intelligence Silence

There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.

Nicolas Chamfort

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Fools Intelligence People

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

Jonathan Swift

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist

Characteristics Fools Intelligence Men People Women Blushing Virtue

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.

Philip K. Dick

(1928 – 1982) American novelist, short story writer & essayist

Beliefs Intelligence Mind

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself.

Mark Twain

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Congress Fools Government Insults Intelligence

Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss; the wiser the man, the longer the list.

Nicolas Chamfort

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Communication Ideas

If you run out of sound judgment, borrow.

Blackie Sherrod

(1919 – ) American sportswriter

Intelligence Judgment

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

Carl Sagan

(1934 – 1996) American astronomer, astrophysicist & author

Intelligence Stupidity

Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

Groucho Marx

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Age Animals Books Communication Dogs Intelligence Reading/Writing Relationships Situations Juries

She looked at me like a cow looking at a new gate.

Anonymous

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Subject: Intelligence (Page 34)

If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as evidence of a heightened sensibility.

Always assume that your assumption is invalid.

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense.

One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not.

He’s a fool that makes his doctor his heir.

It is safe to wager that every public idea and every accepted convention is sheer foolishness, because it has suited the majority.

Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

There are three kinds of men: the ones who learn by reading; the few who learn by observation; the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

If brains were all that important in a beauty contest, you could enter wearing a Hefty Bag.

If there is a substitute for brains it has to be silence.

There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself.

Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss; the wiser the man, the longer the list.

If you run out of sound judgment, borrow.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

She looked at me like a cow looking at a new gate.