Intelligence

"I went to interview a man with a high reputation for wisdom, because I felt that here if anywhere I should succeed in disproving the oracle and pointing out to my divine authority 'You said that I was the wisest of men, but here is a man who is wiser than I am.' Well, I gave a thorough examination to this person... and in conversation with him I formed the impression that although in many people's opinion, and especially in his own, he appeared to be wise, in fact he was not. Then when I began to try to show him that he only thought he was wise and was not really so, my efforts were resented both by him and by many of the other people present. However, I reflected as I walked away: 'Well, I am certainly wiser than this man. It is only too likely that neither of us has any knowledge to boast of; but he thinks that he knows something which he does not know, whereas I am quite conscious of my ignorance. At any rate it seems that I am wiser than he is to this small extent, that I do not think that I know what I do not know... [A]s I pursued my investigation at the god's command,... my honest impression was... that the people with the greatest reputations were almost entirely deficient, while others who were supposed to be their inferiors were much better qualified in practical intelligence."

"If there’s one thing that’s irrefutably absurd, it’s believing that we can separate intelligence from wisdom and still have it be intelligence."

"Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in."

"Intelligence seeks reasons behind things. Wisdom looks for things behind reasons."

"Your realm is an insane place. In Volaria, no-one goes hungry, slaves are no use when they starve. Those freeborn too lazy or lacking in intelligence to turn sufficient profit to feed themselves are made slaves so they can generate wealth for those deserving of freedom, and be fed in return. Here, your people are chained by their freedom, free to starve and beg from the rich. It's disgusting."

"Intelligence is overrated. Wisdom is under applied."

"Deliver more than you promise and earn the respect and gratitude of the intelligent, the wise, and the honourable."

"Intelligence is seeing the ups, downs, cycles and patterns in the game of life. Wisdom is not being played or a player - but being at one with life, dancing with life, being full of life, in flow with life - glad to be alive."

"It's difficult being an intellectual in a bread and butter sort of town."

"To preserve your innocence while acquiring intelligence, that is a true mark of wisdom."

"Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank."

"What sets humans apart from animals is that we have to walk around saying how smart we are, and animals just live their lives."

"Wisdom is nothing more than the marriage of intelligence and compassion. And, as with all good unions, it takes much experience and time to reach its widest potential. Have you introduced your intellect to your compassion yet? Be careful; lately, intellect has taken to eating in front of the TV and compassion has taken in too many cats."

"Your actions will always be what the world sees, but people who choose to see through God's eyes will always have the compassion to understand why."

"The compassionate person does not require other people to be stupid, in order to be intelligent. Their intelligence is for everyone, so as to have a world in which there is less ignorance. (118)"

"What should I do—how should I act now, this very day . . . What she would resolve to do that day did not yet seem quite clear, but something that she could achieve stirred her as with an approaching murmur which would soon gather distinctness."

"Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp."

"No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don't have."

"Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first."

"The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego."