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Immanuel Kant Quote: “Immaturity is the incapacity to use…”

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one’s intelligence without the guidance of another.

November 25, 2019 1724, April 22, German, Immanuel Kant, Quotes by Philosophers

Paul Revere Quote: “In the Fall of 1774 &…”

In the Fall of 1774 & Winter of 1775, I was one of upwards of thirty, chiefly mechanics, who formed ourselves into a committee for the purpose of watching the movements of the British soldiers, and gaining every intelligence of the movements of the Tories.

November 24, 2019 1734, American, December 21, Paul Revere, Quotes by Revolutionaries

Timothy Leary Quote: “The universe is an intelligence test….”

The universe is an intelligence test.

November 23, 2019 1920, American, October 22, Quotes by Educators, Timothy Leary

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quote: “Intelligence and courtesy not always are…”

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.

November 14, 2019 1807, American, February 27, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Quotes by Poets

Bertrand Russell Quote: “So far as I can remember…”

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

November 12, 2019 1872, Bertrand Russell, British, May 18, Quotes by Philosophers

Seamus Heaney Quote: “I don’t think my intelligence is…”

I don’t think my intelligence is naturally analytic or political.

November 4, 2019 1939, April 13, Irish, Quotes by Poets, Seamus Heaney

Henri Frederic Amiel Quote: “Man becomes man only by his…”

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

November 1, 2019 1821, Henri Frederic Amiel, Quotes by Philosophers, September 27, Swiss

Maria Montessori Quote: “The child’s mind is not the…”

The child’s mind is not the type of mind we adults possess. If we call our type of mind the conscious type, that of the child is an unconscious mind. Now an unconscious mind does not mean an inferior mind. An unconscious mind can be full of intelligence. One will find this type of intelligence in every being, and every insect has it.

October 25, 2019 1870, August 31, Italian, Maria Montessori, Quotes by Educators

George Bancroft Quote: “The exact measure of the progress…”

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force.

October 23, 2019 1800, American, George Bancroft, October 3, Quotes by Historians

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “Philosophy is a battle against the…”

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

October 19, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

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