Intelligence Quotes - Page 19

Don't overestimate your emotions and underestimate your intelligence.

It is a courage which can find the solution to every problem, not the intelligence.

In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.

I'm sure it's not any wish of mine that I'm born with inclinations for better things. If I could be born again, and had the designing of myself, I'd be born the lowest and coarsest-minded person imaginable, so that I could find plenty of companionship, or I'd be born an idiot, which would be better still.

It was astounding, Bobbie thought, how quickly humanity could go from What unimaginable intelligence fashioned these soul-wrenching wonders? to Well, since they’re not here, can I have their stuff?

- ¿Acaso se os ocurre una forma mejor de vivir?
- Por supuesto que sí: ¡improvisando! -rió Ariano. Sus ojos eran realmente misteriosos. Su cara sonreía pero su mirada reflejaba una pintoresca y agresiva inteligencia.

The goal of intellectual life should be to see and understand what is true, not merely to adhere to a prevailing orthodoxy.

Your personal declaration of will is the first step in a seemingly impossible journey.

In these times where it has seemed dark indeed
where integrity appears solely buried in legend and lore,
it is an opportunity in contrast to the shadows,
to create miracles...
by choosing first courage,
then diligence,
standing,
opening our mouth
and speaking the truth that in rare moments,
may ignite the light.

Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change.

Intelligence and common sense, what makes a person a real genius.

A stupid friend can hurt you more than a smart enemy.

Our children are only as brilliant as we allow them to be.

He pulled back on the bridle, stopping in disbelief. “Your love for him has damaged your senses.”
“And your hunger for power has affected you intelligence

Everybody dies, but great souls ressurects in our memories.

Desire, problem solving, and communication are all signs of intelligence and awareness. My cat has these, so it's quite possible he has a soul too.

Some were made with skill and intelligence
Some with passion and charm
But they, they were raw, and strived to remain so…

Mobs have passions, not brains.

You can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next, by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest, by their preference for the discussion of ideas.

A civilization can easily drown in what it knows as in what doesn't know. Consider,' he continued, Gotho's Folly. Gotho's curse was in being too aware - of everything. Every permutation, every potential. Enough to poison every scan he cast on the world. It availed him naught, and worse, he was aware of even that.