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Marya Mannes

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.

Marya Mannes

Intelligence

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People who are truly smarter than others often have to hide their intelligence to be liked or accepted by those around them. This suggests that society prefers people to act average rather than stand out for being exceptionally intelligent.

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