“One of the indictments of civilization is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.”

— William Feather

This has been attributed to Feather in some 21st century publications, but the earliest source yet located is as an anonymous proverb posted in The Poultry Item, Vol. 28 (1925) http://books.google.com/books?id=g71JAAAAYAAJ&q=%22+happiness+and+intelligence+are+so+rarely+found+in+the+same+person%22&dq=%22+happiness+and+intelligence+are+so+rarely+found+in+the+same+person%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gYhOU4f6FOW_0AHNpIHQCA&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCA <br class="br">Disputed

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