as quoted by W. Eugene Hansen:
Years ago I preferred clever people. There was a joy in beholding ... a mind ... bearing thoughts quickly translated into words, or ideas expressed in a new way. I find now my taste has changed. Verbal fireworks often bore me. They seem motivated by self-assertion and self-display. I now prefer another type of person; one who is considerate, understanding of others, careful not to break down another person's self-respect. ... My preferred person today is one who is always aware of the needs of others, or their pain and [their] fear and [their] unhappiness, and their search for self-respect. ... I once liked clever people. Now I like good people."
W. Eugene Hansen, "Love," Ensign, Nov 1989, 24
This one strikes close to home.
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