11 Quotes by Criss Jami about profound
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Be careful not to appear obsessively intellectual. When intelligence fills up, it overflows a parody.
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The hope is indeed that some will experience and believe: The purpose of a number of spiritual gurus is to demonstrate to God-fearing men faux spirituality.
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It is better to doubt that a concept is stupidly flying under your head than profoundly flying over your head.
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The height of cleverness is in one's ability to be very clever without seeming clever at all.
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The vanity of intelligence is that the intelligent man is often more committed to 'one-upping' his opponent than being truthful. When the idea of intelligence, rather than intelligence itself, becomes a staple, there is no wisdom in it.
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We're very familiar with the idea that some things are so complex they're beyond our comprehension. This not only keeps us solving and experimenting but also distracted. Many things are really so simple we can't see them under our big noses.
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Pretentiousness isn't always just big words and meaningless jargon, but also pretty words that either when put into action don't mean beans or hurt you in the long run. Oftentimes, the former appeals to the intellect whereas the latter appeals to the heart.
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A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.
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The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the pretense of intelligent ignorance. The former is teachable; the latter is not.
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