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Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.
Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.
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.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average read more
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
You have to be smart. The easy days are over.
You have to be smart. The easy days are over.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
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.
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
