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Aldous Huxley

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

Aldous Huxley

Intelligence

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Huxley highlights that children naturally possess sharp thinking and strong enthusiasm, driven by a genuine desire to learn and understand the world. He also points out that they quickly see through dishonesty and have a clear, uncompromising way of judging what is true or false.

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