Christopher IsherwoodOnly those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent.
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A brilliant mind will always come up with an imaginative solution to a problem, but it is silliness that allows us to see what all the problems are. The great scientist Nikola Tesla once said, “Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent.”
Source: Christopher And His Kind
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