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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

— Alexandre Dumas fils*

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A wise man proportions his beliefs to the evidence.

— David Hume

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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the greater part of members are poor and miserable.

— Adam Smith

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I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.

— Oscar Wilde

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* ‘Fils’ is French for ‘son’ and is the equivalent of ‘Jr.’ in English. ‘Père’ is French for ‘father,’ so Alexandre Dumas, Sr. was known as ‘Alexander Dumas père.’