"Intellect is not an extensive magnitude but an intensive one: therefore, a single individual can easily oppose ten thousand, and an assembly of a thousand fools does not make one intelligent person."
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Reply 2 by giovannip
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Dear Viola, your argument is flawless, I agree with you one hundred percent. I would add that knowledge, and all the wisdom of this world, does not make a person better if one is unable to communicate it to those who are ignorant.
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Reply 3 by LucaCavaliere
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Viola wrote:"Intellect is not an extensive greatness but rather an intensive one: therefore, a single individual can easily oppose ten thousand, and an assembly of a thousand imbeciles does not make one intelligent person."
Baci Perugina!?
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Reply 4 by Viola
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LucaCavaliere wrote:Baci Perugina !?
Shame!
This is 'The Art of Insulting' by Arthur Schopenhauer (Adelphi)
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Reply 5 by LucaCavaliere
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Viola wrote:Shame!
It is about The Art of Insulting by Arthur Schopenhauer (Adelphi)
There! Exactly... you see there is nothing to learn from that book