Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 91
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Sigmund Freud Austrian Psychologist More Sigmund Freud Quotes 4
Intellect is invisible to the man who has none. Arthur Schopenhauer German Philosopher More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes 4
Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the betterment and completeness of modern living is education. But, ' Man cannot live by bread alone '. Man, after all, is also composed of intellect and soul. Therefore, education in general, and higher education in particular, must aim to provide, beyond the physical, food for the intellect and soul. That education which ignores man's intrinsic nature, and neglects his intellect and reasoning power can not be considered true education. Haile Selassie Ethiopian Statesman More Haile Selassie Quotes 2
Of the many forms of false culture, a premature converse with abstractions is perhaps the most likely to prove fatal to the growth of a masculine vigour of intellect. George Boole Irish Mathematician More George Boole Quotes 1
Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy. Dean Koontz American More Dean Koontz Quotes 1
I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed; the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed upon me; and behold a man transformed into a brute! Frederick Douglas More Frederick Douglas Quotes 1
For the successful accomplishment of any work one needs sharp intellect and the will to perform relentless Karma. . Rig Veda More Rig Veda Quotes 1
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. Oscar Wilde Irish Dramatist More Oscar Wilde Quotes 1
We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth. Carl Jung Swiss Psychologist More Carl Jung Quotes 1
Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless. Max Born German Mathematician More Max Born Quotes 1
If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury American Writer More Ray Bradbury Quotes 1
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. Albert Einstein German Physicist More Albert Einstein Quotes 1
Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets. Guru Nanak Philosopher More Guru Nanak Quotes 1
The higher the voice the smaller the intellect. Ernest Newman English Critic More Ernest Newman Quotes 0
Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants. Charles Henry Parkhurst American Clergyman More Charles Henry Parkhurst Quotes 0
Faith is the heroism of the intellect. Charles Henry Parkhurst American Clergyman More Charles Henry Parkhurst Quotes 0
What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects. Walter Pater English Critic More Walter Pater Quotes 0
Music has just as much to do with movement and body as it does soul and intellect. Esa-Pekka Salonen Finnish Musician More Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes 0
It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in. Friedrich Schiller German Dramatist More Friedrich Schiller Quotes 0
From the lowest animals of which we can affirm intelligence up to man this type of intellect is found. Edward Thorndike American Psychologist More Edward Thorndike Quotes 0
Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature. Edward Thorndike American Psychologist More Edward Thorndike Quotes 0
On the whole, the psychological work of the last quarter of the nineteenth century emphasized the study of consciousness to the neglect of the total life of intellect and character. Edward Thorndike American Psychologist More Edward Thorndike Quotes 0
The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare. Edward Thorndike American Psychologist More Edward Thorndike Quotes 0
The restriction of studies of human intellect and character to studies of conscious states was not without influence on a scientific studies of animal psychology. Edward Thorndike American Psychologist More Edward Thorndike Quotes 0