“The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Intelligence
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Thoughts
“In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.” Continue reading
Mark Twain Cynical Quote on Politics
“Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” Continue reading
Samuel Butler on Trouble
“Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds.” Continue reading
Samuel Johnson on Curiosity
“A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity.” Continue reading
E. F. Schumacher on Innovation
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Continue reading
Victor Hugo on Thought
“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.” Continue reading
Stephen Leacock on Advertising
“Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.” Continue reading
Oscar Levant on Humility
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.” Continue reading
Albert Einstein on Education
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death” Continue reading
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