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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.
To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.
To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.
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.
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.
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.
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.
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.
The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.
The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.
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