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'Tis good-will makes intelligence.
'Tis good-will makes intelligence.
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has
endowed us with sense, reason, and read more
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has
endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to
forgo their use.
In short, intelligence, considered in what seems to be its
original feature, is the faculty of manufacturing artificial
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In short, intelligence, considered in what seems to be its
original feature, is the faculty of manufacturing artificial
objects, especially tools to make tools, and of indefinitely
urging the manufacture.
Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious
the world of God within us. There read more
Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious
the world of God within us. There lies the Land of Song; there
lies the poet's native land.
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.
They say that the more a person learns, the more they find there is to learn. Therefore the smarter you read more
They say that the more a person learns, the more they find there is to learn. Therefore the smarter you think you are, the dumber you really are.
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
Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing
organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of
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Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing
organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of
making and using unorganized instruments.