Intelligence Quotes

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There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man. — Aristotle
The notion that "applied" knowledge is somehow less worthy than "pure" knowledge, was natural to a society in which all useful work was performed by… — John Dewey
The only thing that really matters is that there be an action of goodness, love and intelligence in living. Is goodness individual or collective, is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I guess you will have to go to jail. If that is the result of not understanding the Income Tax Law, I will meet you… — Elihu Root
The public interest requires doing today those things that men of intelligence and good will would wish, five or ten years hence, had been done. — Edmund Burke
You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way. — Jennifer Freeman
The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence. — Al-MaÊ¿arri
Society may be formed so as to exist without crime, without poverty, with health greatly improved, with little, if any misery, and with intelligence and… — Robert Owen
It seems to me that today, if the artist wishes to be serious - to cut out a little original niche for himself, or at… — Edgar Degas
Rage can only with difficulty, and never entirely, be brought under the domination of the intelligence, and therefore is not susceptible to any arguments whatsoever. — James A. Baldwin
The main characteristics of effective leadership are intelligence, integrity or loyalty, mystique, humor, discipline, courage, self sufficieny and confidence. — James Fisher
Moral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence. — John F. Kennedy
Intelligence comes into being when the mind, the heart and the body are really harmonious. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Worship is yet another paradox of the religious life: it is simultaneously the greatest duty and the greatest pleasure of faith. Worship is the act… — M. Scott Peck
Aligning yourself with the intelligence of the universe means coming to understand your life's purpose and applying it fearlessly to life's circumstances. — Rod Stryker
I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool,… — Woodrow Wilson
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are. — George Santayana
The intelligence suffers today automatically in consequence of the attack on all authority, advantage, or privilege. These things are not done away with, it is… — Wyndham Lewis
The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable. — Chris French

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