The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination. |
Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women. |
We have become, by the power of a glorious evolutionary accident called intelligence, the stewards of life's continuity on earth. We did not ask for this role, but we cannot abjure it. We may not be suited to it, but here we are. |
The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence. |
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. |
It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently. |
As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence is when confronted with what exists. |
Action is the real measure of intelligence. |
Talking is more savory than listening, but not nearly as nutritious. |
Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. |