Quotes Tagged "intelligence"

Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.

Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!' Is it not so?

Intelligence arouses fear and respect, the lack of it keeps one on the narrow minded road of disrespect, stupidity and inferiority complex.

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.

All knowledge meets an end at the question '...Why?

No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don't have.

What should I do—how should I act now, this very day . . . What she would resolve to do that day did not yet seem quite clear, but something that she could achieve stirred her as with an approaching murmur which would soon gather distinctness.

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

The compassionate person does not require other people to be stupid, in order to be intelligent. Their intelligence is for everyone, so as to have a world in which there is less ignorance. (118)

The intelligent have plans; the wise have principles.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the pretense of intelligent ignorance. The former is teachable; the latter is not.

To struggle against darkness is not to blunder ignorantly; intelligence is needed to generate right action.

Your actions will always be what the world sees, but people who choose to see through God's eyes will always have the compassion to understand why.

Wisdom is nothing more than the marriage of intelligence and compassion. And, as with all good unions, it takes much experience and time to reach its widest potential. Have you introduced your intellect to your compassion yet? Be careful; lately, intellect has taken to eating in front of the TV and compassion has taken in too many cats.

What sets humans apart from animals is that we have to walk around saying how smart we are, and animals just live their lives.

Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank.

We cannot force people to be intelligent, ethical or wise.

You may often out talk me, but rarely will you outsmart me.