Intellect Quotes

"The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing." "The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect" "CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence." "Emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head – it is the unique intersection of both." "The moment you become aware of your intellect, you will realize that what you know is far less than what you do not know." "The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead." "The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects." "Language is the dress of thought" "Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect" "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding" "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge" "A room without books is like a body without a soul" "Wonder is the beginning of wisdom" "The intellect is born young and grows old. That is the tragedy of life." "The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around." "Imagination is more important than knowledge..." "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind." "Memory is the mother of all wisdom." "Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?" "Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences."