“We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.”
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Source: Women in the Modern World: Their Education and Their Dilemmas
“Who are a little wise the best fools be.”
Source: The Songs and Sonets of John Donne
“The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.”
“Mystery is not profoundness.”
Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“I think intelligence is usually sexy until it becomes irritating. After that, you're stuck.”
Source: Joseph Conrad’s Sea Tales - Premium Collection: An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, A Smile of Fortune, Typhoon and more: Classics of World Literature from One of the Greatest English Novelists (Including Author’s Memoirs, Letters & Critical Essays)
“A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.”
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
Source: Standing Firm: A Vice-presidential Memoir
Source: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“Why is it always the "intelligent" people who are socialists?”
Source: Alan Bennett Plays 1: Forty Years On, Getting On, Habeas Corpus and Enjoy
“He has the lucidity which is the by-product of a fundamentally sterile mind.”
Source: The Spoor of Spooks: And Other Nonsense
“It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.”
Source: The Theban Plays: King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus [and] Antigone
“It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.”
Source: Xenophanes of Colophon: Fragments : a Text and Translation with a Commentary
“Women never use their intelligence, except when they need to prop up their intuition.”
“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.”
“As soon as you understand 2 x 4 you can't believe there was a time when you didn't understand it.”
“Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer.”
“If you want to zoom down the expert slope tomorrow, you have to fall down the bunny slope today.”
“A small mind is obstinate. A great mind can lead and be led.”
Source: The Invisible Influence
“Even babies like to grab for things just beyond their reach.”
“If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.”
“The teacher can always tell when you did your homework on the bus.”
“They'll remember you if you're the best reader in class-or if you throw up at lunch.”
“You'll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest.”