Ability Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.

— Alfred North Whitehead

The essence of intelligence would seem to be in knowing when to think and act quickly, and knowing when to think and act slowly.

— Robert Sternberg

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

— George Santayana

Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Intelligence is a measure of how well you function within your level of awareness.

— Scott Adams

Intelligence is just a simple act of differentiating between the knowing ability and the understanding capability of the people for simply knowing their understanding…

— Anuj Somany

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

— Bertolt Brecht

Intelligence is in constant process of forming, and its retention requires constant alertness in observing consequences, an open-minded will to learn, and courage in…

— John Dewey

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

— Anonymous

Intelligence is the capacity to observe that some thought or inspiration you have experienced, bears repeating to another.

— Anonymous

Intelligence is the seeing of what is.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems

— Robert Kiyosaki