Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege and seeing it as a handicap.
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Jacques Barzun Quote
“The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind.”
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