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I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.
The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a read more
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.
There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.
There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.
I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.
I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.
Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.
The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which read more
The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which the non-intellectuals have never stirred.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue read more
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.