There is a time for faith, Bishop, and a time for action. It would be a foolish man who stood on a battlefield and faced an army with a Bible in his hands. We are here to do the bidding of our Lord Almighty, but it is through deeds, as well as piety, that we serve Him.
Robyn YoungTags: intelligence reality fact logic
Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.
François de la RochefoucauldTags: intelligence passion madness foolishness cleverness
Once, in his first term, Cartwright had been bold enough to ask him why he was clever, what exercises he did to keep his brain fit. Healey had laughed.
"It's memory, Cartwright, old dear. Memory, the mother of the Muses... at least that's what thingummy said."
"Who?"
"You know, what's his name, Greek poet chap. Wrote the Theogony... what was he called? Begins with an 'H'."
"Homer?"
"No, dear. Not Homer, the other one. No, it's gone. Anyway. Memory, that's the key.
Tags: intelligence memory hesiod
I went away and cried to the Master of the Universe, "What have you done to me? A mind like this I need for a son? A heart I need for a son, a soul I need for a son, compassion I want from my son, righteousness, mercy, strength to suffer and carry pain, that I want from my son, not a mind without a soul!
Chaim PotokTags: intelligence compassion parenting judaism hasidic-judaism chasidut
We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
George OrwellTags: truth intelligence progress philosophy duty
Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said.
Clare B. DunkleTags: intelligence honesty politeness insightfulness
Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Linsey Lohan. Why is that?
John GreenTags: intelligence thoughtful nerd nerds nerdy
Enough about my beauty," Buttercup said. "Everybody always talks about how beautiful I am. I've got a mind, Westley. Talk about that.
William GoldmanTags: humor intelligence women beauty wit minds
Technically, you don't pay me.
And technically, most of what I do is "think."
I...rrr. ummm.
And when you get right down to it, I'm better at it than you are.
-Ennesby
Tags: intelligence thinking humour military
Let no one misunderstand our idea; we do not confound what are called 'political opinions' with that grand aspiration after progress with that sublime patriotic, democratic, and human faith, which, in our days, should be the very foundation of all generous intelligence.
Victor HugoTags: politics intelligence les-miserables victor-hugo
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