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

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About Will Cuppy

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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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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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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Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250

—Stuart Seaton

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The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

—Robert Frost

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It's essential to tailor rehab to what impassions someone. The brain gradually learns by riveting its attention-through endless repetitions.

—Harper's Index

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Exercising self-restraint can be depleting, yet it can also be ennobling.

—George Jessel

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If there is anything in the world that can really be called a man's property, it is surely that which is the result of his mental activity.