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Intellect Quotes

"The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around."

"CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence."

"Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom"

"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours"

"Desire to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man."

"The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects."

"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"

"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart "

"What does the brain matter compared with the heart?"

"The moment you become aware of your intellect, you will realize that what you know is far less than what you do not know."

"The imagination of the genius vastly surpasses his intellect; the intellect of the academic vastly surpasses his imagination"

"Philosophy is the light of the soul and should be pursued by all rational beings"

"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts.' They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain."

"Genius: One who is mistaken for another of less ability"

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