520 Quotes About Intellect

Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.

I couldn't stand being identified by my sexuality, I retaliated by insisting that people regard me for my intellectual worth. My intellect became a form of damage control.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.

Arousal begins within the mind, then seeps out where fantasy propels physicality.

Imagine living in a world where we judge each others intellect based on social statuses and class. Raw intelligence is not reserved for "upper classes" or those with a particular accent.

Scott himself had taught me that in the boundless sphere of the intellect there is no prudishness, no shockability. There is only evaluation of facts, and a morality founded on truth.

The purer your choice of words is the higher intellect and ethical balance you have. It is strange to live in a time where using low language is an indication of free spirit and confidence.Harming peoples’ ears by using low words and insults is disrespectful both to others and yourself. Mind your manners when dealing with people in life or social media.

A humble shopkeeper who never attended high school can be a wise one - a construction worker who can barely read and write can be a wise one - a stripper who boldly earns a living by entertaining people can be a wise one. It's not the profession that makes a person wise or fool, it's their character.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist, and there are those who said it is the character. They are wrong : it is the willpower.