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 Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each 
other.  
 Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each 
other. 
Thou living ray of intellectual fire.
Thou living ray of intellectual fire.
 We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of 
course, powerful muscles, but no read more 
 We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of 
course, powerful muscles, but no personality. 
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-- and a read more
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-- and a lot of courage- -to move in the opposite direction.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide
Some minds are like concrete: thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
Some minds are like concrete: thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
 The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. 
The mind that grows could not predict the times, read more 
 The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. 
The mind that grows could not predict the times, the means, the 
mode of that spontaneity. God enters by a private door into 
every individual. 
 A man is not a wall, whose stones are crushed upon the road; or a 
pipe, whose fragments are read more 
 A man is not a wall, whose stones are crushed upon the road; or a 
pipe, whose fragments are thrown away at a street corner. The 
fragments of an intellect are always good. 
The hand that follows intellect can achieve.
The hand that follows intellect can achieve.