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Intellect Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
- Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.
- Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. This is an error of the intellect as…
- Man may have the most excellent judgment in all other matters, and yet go wrong in those which concern himself; because here the will comes…
- Will without intellect is the most vulgar and common thing in the world, possessed by every blockhead, who, in the gratification of his passions, shows…
- Intellect is a magnitude of intensity, not a magnitude of extensity.
- Genius is its own reward; for the best that one is, one must necessarily be for oneself. . . . Further, genius consists in the…
- A man who has no mental needs, because his intellect is of the narrow and normal amount, is, in the strict sense of the word,…
- It is only the man whose intellect is clouded by his sexual impulse that could give the name of the fair sex to that undersized,…
- Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny.
- Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.
- Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.
- How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the…
- A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.
More Intellect Quotes
- Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as… — Teresa of Avila
- God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. — Francis Bacon
- The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart. — Mikhail Bakunin
- The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they… — Ezra Taft Benson
- The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Some other faculty than the intellect is necessary for the apprehension of reality. — Henri Bergson
- The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination… — Annie Besant
- The orthodox believers in God are divided into two camps, one of which maintains that the existence of God is as demonstrable… — Annie Besant
- If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in… — Max Born
- If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business,… — Ray Bradbury
- I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most… — Harold Brodkey
- Imagine the peace symbol. The peace symbol has three pieces in it. One piece is emotion, that's your body. Another piece has… — Gary Busey