But many intelligent people have a sort of bug: they think intelligence is an end in itself. They have one idea in mind: to be intelligent, which is really stupid. And when intelligence takes itself for its own goal, it operates very strangely: the proof that it exists is not to be found in the ingenuity or simplicity of what it produces, but in how obscurely it is expressed. Muriel Barbery
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In order to be successful, you must first love what you do. In fact, you must love your work so much that the very thought of quitting sends a chill down your spine. You must not only love it but feel connected to it, as if the idea of quitting would rob you of a piece of your soul.

Source: The Elegance Of The Hedgehog

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