#intelligence

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. ↗

— Henry Adams

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Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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People are smarter than you might think. ↗

— John Astin

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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ↗

— A. A. Milne

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If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary? ↗

— John Green

#tfios #the-fault-in-our-stars #intelligence

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#conviction #ignorance #intelligence #stand #strength

It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#learning #wisdom #intelligence