Intellect Quotes
A supreme deity would no more gift us with intellect and expect us to forsake it in moments of bafflement, than He would fashion us eyes to see and bid us shut them to the stars
The all importance of clothes has sprung up in the intellect of the dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with clothes, a poet of clothes.
Creation is a book proclaiming the Creator. It is a book of beauty that our intellect reads, but through the passageways of our five senses.
The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues.
God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.
It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.
From the lowest animals of which we can affirm intelligence up to man this type of intellect is found.
In this modern world, the celibacy of the medieval learned class has been replaced by a celibacy of the intellect which is divorced from the concrete contemplation of the complete facts.
So precious a talent as intellect never was given to be wrapt in a napkin and buried in the earth.
You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.
The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four quarters of the globe.
Each thing lives according to its kind; the heart by love, the intellect by truth, the higher nature of man by intimate communion with God.
People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.
The intellect of the generality of women serves more to fortify their folly than their reason.
In order to acquire intellect one must need it. One loses it when it is no longer necessary.
An pretend and evil friend is haughty to be feared than a unmanageable beast; a unmanageable beast may mouthful your build up, but an evil friend fortitude mouthful your intellect.
... it is seldom a medical man has true religious views--there is too much pride of intellect.
The imagination never forgets; it is a re-membering. It is not foundationless, but most reasonable, and it alone uses all the knowledge of the intellect.
God's sovereignty is not in His right hand; God's sovereignty is not in His intellect; God's sovereignty is in His love.
The intellect is not the means of creation, and creation does not take place through the functioning of the intellect; on the contrary, there is creation when the intellect is silent.
The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.
It is the mission of the press to disseminate intellect and at the same time destroy receptivity to it.
The tyranny of necessity grants its slaves three kinds of freedom: opinion free from intellect, entertainment free from art, and orgies free from love.
Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.
intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none.
Intellect in the practice room or studio gives you the tools to use your heart on stage.
When a person supposes that he knows, and does not know; this appears to be the great source of all the errors of the intellect.
For a poet is an airy thing, winged and holy, and he is not able to make poetry until he becomes inspired and goes out of his mind and his intellect is no longer in him.
It is true that the discerning intellect of the world is always much in advance of the creative, so that there are competent judges of the best book, and few writers of the best books.
The unanswerable mysteries... the attitude that all is uncertain... to summarize it - the humility of the intellect.
I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution.
What is important is using one's talent, intellect and energy in order to gain an appreciation and affection for people and place.
In truth, it requires not only a large intellect, but a large heart, to judge with becoming charity of the peculiar temptations of riches.
The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity.
Perfect sincerity, holiness, gigantic intellect, and all-conquering will. Let only a handful of men work with these, and the whole world will be revolutionized.
Stamping down the weakness of mind and heart, stand up, saying, "I am possessed of heroism, I am possessed of a steady intellect..." Never allow weakness to overtake your mind.
Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God.
I care not whether a man is good or evil; all that I care / Is whether he is a wise man or a fool. Go! put off holiness, / And put on intellect.
What is more tragic than to see a person who has risen to the disciplined heights of tough-mindedness but has at the same time sunk to the passionless depths of hard-heartedness?
Intelligence is just one dimension of ability. Don't limit yourself to it. Open up to instinct, intuition, creativity and thus possibility