top of page
"Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Intelligence quotes

"We only share our ignorance with others, infact only it IS capable and contagious for it breeds in unawareness, on the contrary Intelligence belongs to an individual's territory, for his very functioning is 'other worldly' and he stands out from the mediocre crowd. What are YOU!"

"The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something."

"I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research."

"I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander."

"Some people are street-smart, some people are book-smart, but most people are just dumber than dirt."

"Don't be scared to be intelligent. Knowledge is sexy and powerful."

"Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. I make money studying natural stupidity."

"Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definition."

"For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth."
Explore more quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

"The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret."

"Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life."

"In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared."

"To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song."

"He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life."
bottom of page