Quotes about intelligence
113 quotes from 85 people
Albert Einstein1879–1955Out of My Later Years (1950), Ch. 51 “The Goal of Human Existence” (1943)
Ernest Hemingway1899–1961Marita in Ch. 11An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.
Providence protects children and idiots. I know because I have tested it.
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
Bertrand Russell1872–1970A History of Western Philosophy (1945)Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism.
C. S. Lewis1898–1963The Abolition of Man (1943), Ch. I: “Men without Chests”The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.
- Bertrand Russell1872–1970Unpopular Essays (1950)
