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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.
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it read more
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.
Always be smarter than the people who hire you.
Always be smarter than the people who hire you.
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.
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
You have to be smart. The easy days are over.
You have to be smart. The easy days are over.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.
Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
