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William Jacob Cuppy (August 23, 1884 – September 19, 1949) was an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures.

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If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

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Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.

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The human brain is a most unusual instrument of elegant and as yet unknown capacity.

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