It is abhorrent to me when a ...

It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.
It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.

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It is characteristic of the military mentality that non-human factors ... are held essential, while the human being, his desires and thoughts-in short, the psychological factors-are considered as unimportant and secondary.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
The human spirit must prevail over technology.