Intelligence Quotes

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Rene Descartes

"Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do".
Bertrand Russell

"Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them".
Walter Kerr

"There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have".
Don Herold

"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know".
Ernest Hemingway

"The voice of intelligence ... is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance".
Karl Menninger

"An amazing thing, the human brain. Capable of understanding incredibly complex and intricate concepts. Yet at times unable to recognize the obvious and simple".
Jay Abraham

"A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent".
Paulo Coelho

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