"The fact that a human brain of..." - Quote by H L Mencken
The fact that a human brain of high amperage, otherwise highly efficient, may have a hole in it is surely not a secret.
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“The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.”
“The most disgusting cad in the world is the man who on the grounds of decorum and morality avoids the game of love. He is one who puts his own ease and security above the most laudable of philanthropies.”
“The most valuable of all human possessions, next to a superior and disdainful air, is the reputation of being well-to-do.”
More on Intelligence
“The information that the intelligence people used was a combination of satellite information, signals intelligence, and human intelligence. We are not sure to what extent Saddam [Hussein] was trying to convey an incorrect picture to us.”
“Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.”
“Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.”
More on Human Nature
“Mutual cheating is the foundation of society.”
“Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed”
“We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success.”