#intelligence

"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit."

"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 office."

"I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will."

"Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no need of change."

"Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"Our children are only as brilliant as we allow them to be."

"Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism."

"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously."

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

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

"The universe never complains.When you're wrong or right,She always loves and cares,She always gives and shares. When you get lost she becomes the light,Helps you to find what is right. But she never forgetsTo show you the light."

"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."

"One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light."

"Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager."

"She was heartily ashamed of her ignorance - a misplaced shame. Where people wish to attach, they should always be ignorant. To come with a well−informed mind is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible person would always wish to avoid. A woman especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can."

"Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream."

"Infinite is a meaningless word: except – it states / The mind is capable of performing / an endless process of addition."

"It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners."

"Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them."