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Intellect Quotes

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect Picture Quote #1

Each day when you meditate, you should devote the first few minutes of your meditation to concentration. This will develop the power of the intellect Picture Quote #1

Our intellect does not draw its laws from nature, but it imposes its laws upon nature Picture Quote #1

The essential thing is action. Action has three stages: the decision born of thought, the order or preparation for execution, and the execution itself. All three stages are governed by the will. The will is rooted in character, and for the man of action character is of more critical importance than intellect. Intellect without will is worthless, will without intellect is dangerous Picture Quote #1

After college, rather than pursue real work, I joined a folk group and sang in coffee houses and nightclubs, an occupation that does little for the intellect and even less for the complexion Picture Quote #1

Mathematics is the source of a wicked intellect that, while making man the lord of the earth, also makes him the slave of the machine Picture Quote #1

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One thing about being a painter is that if you have a dog you are naturally going to spend a lot of time with him or her. It has always amazed me the closeness of that relationship even though a word was never spoken, intellect not any part of it Picture Quote #1

He who in reasoning cites authority is making use of his memory rather than of his intellect Picture Quote #1

First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of life, is not less an integral part of man himself, than the hand, and foot, and eyes, are portions of the whole animal Picture Quote #1

Life seems to me essentially passion, conflict, rage... It is only intellect that keeps me sane; perhaps this makes me overvalue intellect against feeling Picture Quote #1

Why have women passion, intellect, moral activity these, three and a place in society where no one of the three can be exercised? Picture Quote #1

Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but rather as a complement to them without which they cannot be fully consummated Picture Quote #1

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Wit is something more than a gymnastic trick of the intellect; true wit implies a beam of thought into the essence of a question, a flash that lights up a situation. Wit suggests the delicate but delightful play of a rapier in the hands of a master Picture Quote #1

Whenever there is a conflict between the pure heart and the intellect, always side with the pure heart Picture Quote #1

Intellect, without heart, is infinitely cruel.... So that, after all, the real aristocracy must be that of goodness where the intellect is directed by the heart Picture Quote #1

True religion extends alike to the intellect and the heart. Intellect is in vain if it lead not to emotion, and emotion is vain if not enlightened by intellect; and both are vain if not guided by truth and leading to duty Picture Quote #1

Fishermen, no matter what supreme good fortune befalls them, cannot ever be absolutely satisfied. It is a fundamental weakness of intellect Picture Quote #1

One function of the intellect is to catalog. But cataloging doesn’t change anything. If we call it a rose, or by any other name, it still smells as sweet. The name doesn’t really matter. It is convenient for us Picture Quote #1

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To cultivate the intellect is therefore a religious duty; and when this truth is fairly recognized by men, the religion which teaches that the intellect should be distrusted and that it should be subservient to faith, will inevitably fall Picture Quote #1

There is no subject more captivating, more worthy of study, than nature. To understand this great mechanism, to discover the forces which are active, and the laws which govern them, is the highest aim of the intellect of man Picture Quote #1

I have always wanted to be a man, if only for the reason that I would like to have gauged the value of my intellect Picture Quote #1

The delight we find in art amounts to recognition of a saving grace, to an acknowledgment that the problem of life has a solution implicit in its own nature, though not yet formulated by the intellect Picture Quote #1

Intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none Picture Quote #1

So precious a talent as intellect never was given to be wrapt in a napkin and buried in the earth Picture Quote #1

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My own opinion is that youthfulness of feeling is retained, as is youthfulness of appearance, by constant use of the intellect Picture Quote #1

The awful consciousness that one is the sole object of attention to that immense space, lined as it were with human intellect from top to bottom, and on all side round, may be perhaps be imagined but can not be described Picture Quote #1

All entertainment is education in some way, many times more effective than schools because of the appeal to the emotions rather than to the intellect Picture Quote #1

The purpose of all our explanations is not to have you understand anything, but for you to snap from the understanding of the intellect to the understanding of pure spirit. All our explanations work backwards Picture Quote #1

The whole idea of the pursuit of goods and possessions has completely corrupted the human experience, along with religion, which I think limits the intellect Picture Quote #1

We must go beyond the intellect and find recourse in pure intelligence, which is spirit and movement Picture Quote #1

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The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect (Intellect Quotes) Each day when you meditate, you should devote the first few minutes of your meditation to concentration. This will develop the power of the intellect (Intellect Quotes) Our intellect does not draw its laws from nature, but it imposes its laws upon nature (Intellect Quotes) The essential thing is action. Action has three stages: the decision born of thought, the order or preparation for execution, and the execution itself. All three stages are governed by the will. The will is rooted in character, and for the man of action character is of more critical importance than intellect. Intellect without will is worthless, will without intellect is dangerous (Intellect Quotes) After college, rather than pursue real work, I joined a folk group and sang in coffee houses and nightclubs, an occupation that does little for the intellect and even less for the complexion (Intellect Quotes) Mathematics is the source of a wicked intellect that, while making man the lord of the earth, also makes him the slave of the machine (Intellect Quotes) One thing about being a painter is that if you have a dog you are naturally going to spend a lot of time with him or her. It has always amazed me the closeness of that relationship even though a word was never spoken, intellect not any part of it (Intellect Quotes) He who in reasoning cites authority is making use of his memory rather than of his intellect (Intellect Quotes) First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of life, is not less an integral part of man himself, than the hand, and foot, and eyes, are portions of the whole animal (Intellect Quotes) Life seems to me essentially passion, conflict, rage... It is only intellect that keeps me sane; perhaps this makes me overvalue intellect against feeling (Intellect Quotes) Why have women passion, intellect, moral activity these, three and a place in society where no one of the three can be exercised? (Intellect Quotes) Intellect needs to be understood not as some kind of claim against the other human excellences for which a fatally high price has to be paid, but rather as a complement to them without which they cannot be fully consummated (Intellect Quotes) Wit is something more than a gymnastic trick of the intellect; true wit implies a beam of thought into the essence of a question, a flash that lights up a situation. Wit suggests the delicate but delightful play of a rapier in the hands of a master (Intellect Quotes) Whenever there is a conflict between the pure heart and the intellect, always side with the pure heart (Intellect Quotes) Intellect, without heart, is infinitely cruel.... So that, after all, the real aristocracy must be that of goodness where the intellect is directed by the heart (Intellect Quotes) True religion extends alike to the intellect and the heart. Intellect is in vain if it lead not to emotion, and emotion is vain if not enlightened by intellect; and both are vain if not guided by truth and leading to duty (Intellect Quotes) Fishermen, no matter what supreme good fortune befalls them, cannot ever be absolutely satisfied. It is a fundamental weakness of intellect (Intellect Quotes) One function of the intellect is to catalog. But cataloging doesn’t change anything. If we call it a rose, or by any other name, it still smells as sweet. The name doesn’t really matter. It is convenient for us (Intellect Quotes) To cultivate the intellect is therefore a religious duty; and when this truth is fairly recognized by men, the religion which teaches that the intellect should be distrusted and that it should be subservient to faith, will inevitably fall (Intellect Quotes) There is no subject more captivating, more worthy of study, than nature. To understand this great mechanism, to discover the forces which are active, and the laws which govern them, is the highest aim of the intellect of man (Intellect Quotes) I have always wanted to be a man, if only for the reason that I would like to have gauged the value of my intellect (Intellect Quotes) The delight we find in art amounts to recognition of a saving grace, to an acknowledgment that the problem of life has a solution implicit in its own nature, though not yet formulated by the intellect (Intellect Quotes) Intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none (Intellect Quotes) So precious a talent as intellect never was given to be wrapt in a napkin and buried in the earth (Intellect Quotes) My own opinion is that youthfulness of feeling is retained, as is youthfulness of appearance, by constant use of the intellect (Intellect Quotes) The awful consciousness that one is the sole object of attention to that immense space, lined as it were with human intellect from top to bottom, and on all side round, may be perhaps be imagined but can not be described (Intellect Quotes) All entertainment is education in some way, many times more effective than schools because of the appeal to the emotions rather than to the intellect (Intellect Quotes) The purpose of all our explanations is not to have you understand anything, but for you to snap from the understanding of the intellect to the understanding of pure spirit. All our explanations work backwards (Intellect Quotes) The whole idea of the pursuit of goods and possessions has completely corrupted the human experience, along with religion, which I think limits the intellect (Intellect Quotes) We must go beyond the intellect and find recourse in pure intelligence, which is spirit and movement (Intellect Quotes)

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