总的来说，才智较差的人会胜出。由于惧怕自身短板及对手的才智——为免在理性论证中落败，或被对手的机敏反应杀个措手不及——他们毅然决然采取了行动。反观他们的敌人，心怀轻蔑且自恃能够预判局势，认为既然凭借智谋便可取胜，便无须诉诸武力行动。

修昔底德（公元前约460年——约400年）

In general, the men of lower intelligence won out. Afraid of their own shortcomings and of the intelligence of their opponents, so that they would not lose out in reasoned argument or be taken by surprise by their quick-witted opponents, they boldly moved into action. Their enemies,on the contrary,contemptuous and confident in their ability to
anticipate, thought there was no need to take by action what they could win by their brains.

Thucydides