Intelligence Quotes - Page 3

Theology, philosophy, metaphysics, and quantum physics are merely ways for God to have his smart people believe in him

An intelligent man is one who acknowledges his intelligence as that of those who surround him.

It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

Education is no substitute for intelligence.

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.

Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.

I don't fancy colors of the face, I'm always attracted to colors of the brain.

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.

What should I do - how should I act now, this very day . . . What she would resolve to do that day did not yet seem quite clear, but something that she could achieve stirred her as with an approaching murmur which would soon gather distinctness.

The compassionate person does not require other people to be stupid, in order to be intelligent. Their intelligence is for everyone, so as to have a world in which there is less ignorance. (118)

Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.

The intelligent have plans; the wise have principles.

A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear.

Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!' Is it not so?

What sets humans apart from animals is that we have to walk around saying how smart we are, and animals just live their lives.

Intelligence is just one dimension of ability. Don't limit yourself to it. Open up to instinct, intuition, creativity and thus possibility