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Intelligence Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
- Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
- In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of…
- Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
- LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of two enormous serpents.…
- OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in an exception a proof of the rule the wisdom of…
More Intelligence Quotes
- The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
- Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- People are smarter than you might think. — John Astin
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- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence… — Kelly Ayotte
- I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously… — Abigail Adams
- It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than… — Dick Cheney