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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. - Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

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