Best quotes about intelligence, wisdom and sages

Quotes about intelligence, wisdom and sages

It is not the one who knows how to distinguish good from evil who is smart, but the one who knows how to choose the lesser of two evils. Al-Harizi

A reasonable person does not pursue what is pleasant, but what saves him from trouble. Aristotle

A smart person will be able to learn a lot from the enemy. Aristotle

The mind, like a country road, has its own well-worn path. O. Balzac

One of the misfortunes of a high mind is that it inevitably understands everything - both vices and virtues. O. Balzac

The mind is a person's spiritual weapon. V. G. Belinsky

Reason is given to man so that he can live wisely, and not just so that he can see that he is living unreasonably. V. G. Belinsky

The greatest weakness of the mind is distrust of the powers of the mind. V. G. Belinsky

Our mind is the metal extracted from the form, and the form is our actions. A. Bergson

The mind is the bread that satisfies; a joke is a spice that induces appetite. L. Burnet

The difference between reason and reason is the same as between a cookbook and a pie. L. Burnet

A person who speaks little is often considered smart by many, just as a calm character is often mistaken for a strong one. L. Burnet

An intelligent person will not only never say anything stupid, but will never even hear anything stupid. L. Burnet

You can give in to force, but you meekly submit only to reason. L. Blanki

Since the mind cannot be humiliated, it is taken revenge by persecuting it. P. Beaumarchais

Few minds perish from wear and tear; most of them rust from disuse. K. Bovey

A feature of a living mind is that it only needs to see and hear a little so that it can then think for a long time and understand a lot. D. Bruno

A person is human only through reflection. P. Buast

The heart lives in the present, the mind in the future: that is why there is so little agreement between them. P. Buast

He who values little things for their own sake is an empty man; he who values them for the sake of the conclusions that can be drawn from them, or for the benefit that can be obtained from them, is a philosopher. E. Bulwer-Lytton

Everyone has stupid thoughts, but smart people don’t express them. V. Bush

Wit is not the same thing as intelligence. The mind is distinguished by ingenuity, but wit is only resourcefulness. K. Weber

The mind achieves great things only in impulses. L. Vauvenargues

The mind should not limit, but complement virtue. L. Vauvenargues

The main advantage of the mind is not in liveliness, but in accuracy, just as the advantage of a pendulum is not in speed, but in the accuracy of its movement. L. Vauvenargues

The vivacity of the mind depends on the speed of its operations. It doesn't necessarily have to do with ingenuity. A heavy mind can be inventive, but a lively mind can be sterile. L. Vauvenargues

The human mind is more penetrating than consistent, and embraces more than it can connect. L. Vauvenargues

Loneliness is for the mind what a starvation diet is for the body: sometimes it is necessary, but it should not be too long. L. Vauvenargues

The spirit is subject to the same law as the body - the impossibility of existence without constant nutrition. L. Vauvenargues

Where the mind is lacking, everything is lacking. D. Halifax Wise people think about their thoughts, foolish people proclaim them. G. Heine

There is nothing on earth more worthy of respect than intelligence. K. Helvetius

The vastness of the mind is measured by the number of ideas and their combinations. K. Helvetius

Thinking is a great virtue, and wisdom lies in speaking what is true and listening to nature and acting in accordance with it. Heraclitus

A strong mind pursuing practical goals is the best mind on earth... I. Goethe

Smart people are the best encyclopedia. I. Goethe

An intelligent person is not one who knows a lot, but one who knows himself. I. Goethe

Reason serves to identify the truth, not a fact, but an inference. T. Hobbes

Through suffering and grief it is destined for us to obtain grains of wisdom that cannot be acquired in books. N.V. Gogol

Reason is an incomparably higher ability, but it is acquired only by victory over passions. N.V. Gogol

The mind can be compared to keen eyesight, quickly noticing things; a sound mind is a mind that notices objects and relationships as they really are; a confused mind is a mind that notices only wrong attitudes. P. Holbach

The mind is the same everywhere: smart people have the same common characteristics, like all fools, despite the differences in nations, clothes, languages, religions, even outlook on life. I. A. Goncharov

Wisdom is a set of truths obtained by the mind, observation and experience and applied to life - it is the harmony of ideas with life. I. A. Goncharov

There is a precious stone that plays more beautifully in the frame of modesty. M. Gorky

A mind that is not organized by an idea is not yet the force that enters life creatively. M. Gorky

A smart person does immediately what a fool does late. B. Gracian

Originality is loneliness of the mind. A. Graf

The mind rebels against certain views, just as the stomach rejects certain foods. W. Gaslitt

The human mind has three keys that open everything: a number, a letter, a note. Know, think, dream. That's all there is to it. V. Hugo

Where there is thought, there is power. V. Hugo

Thought is the same food. To think is to eat. V. Hugo

It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well. R. Descartes

In order to improve the mind, you need to think more than memorize. R. Descartes

The mind is a burning glass, which, while ignited, itself remains cold. R. Descartes

For most people, the mind remains a neglected soil almost throughout their entire lives. E. Delacroix

The habit of orderly thoughts is the only road to happiness for you; to achieve it, order is necessary in everything else, even in the most indifferent things. E. Delacroix

From wisdom come the following three characteristics: making excellent decisions, speaking accurately and doing what should be done. Democritus

He is prudent who does not grieve about what he does not have, but, on the contrary, is glad about what he has. Democritus

It is not physical strength or money that makes people happy, but righteousness and many-sided wisdom. Democritus

The highest degree of human wisdom is the ability to adapt to circumstances and remain calm in spite of external storms. D. Defoe

The art of being wise is knowing what to ignore. W. James

Fallacy of opinion can be tolerated if reason retains the right to decide. T. Jefferson

Deep thoughts are iron nails driven into the mind so that nothing can pull them out. D. Diderot

Wisdom is nothing other than the science of happiness. D. Diderot

Strong minds are precisely distinguished by that inner strength that makes it possible not to succumb to ready-made views and systems and to create their own views and conclusions based on living impressions. They do not reject anything at first, but they do not stop at anything, but only take note of everything and process it in their own way. N. A. Dobrolyubov

That's what the mind is for, to achieve what you want. F. M. Dostoevsky

To act smartly, intelligence alone is not enough. F. M. Dostoevsky

It is not the mind that is important, but what guides it - nature, heart, noble qualities, development. F. M. Dostoevsky

No mind is identical to another, and never alone. and the same causes do not produce the same effects in different minds. George Sand

The real sign by which you can recognize a true sage is patience. G. Ibsen

When a smart person scolds himself, it is bad, but when a fool praises himself, it is even worse. T. Iriarte

A mind that is too scattered is not capable of comprehending things. D. Cardano

Thought is the mother of activity, it is its living soul, not only its instigator, but also its guardian. Thought therefore serves as the foundation, beginning and innermost essence of all human life on earth. T. Carlyle

The wise man is not the one who thinks he knows everything, but the one who understands that he knows little. M. Claudius

Being smart means not asking questions that cannot be answered. V. O. Klyuchevsky

The whole difference between a smart and a stupid person is in one thing: the first will always think and rarely say, the second will always say and never think. For the first, language is always in the sphere of thought; the second has a thought outside the sphere of language. In the first, the tongue is the secretary of thought, in the second, its gossip and informer. V. O. Klyuchevsky

The misdirection of the mind consists solely in the habit of reasoning from ill-defined principles. E. Condillac

The immorality of the heart also indicates the limitations of the mind. B. Constant

A person has three paths to reason: the path of reflection is the most noble; the path of imitation is the easiest; the path of personal experience is the most difficult. Confucius

A wise man is ashamed of his shortcomings, but is not ashamed to correct them. Confucius

The intelligence of all people taken together will not help one who does not have his own: a blind person is not benefited by someone else’s vigilance. J. Labruyère

A person of mediocre intelligence seems to be cut out of one piece: he is constantly serious, does not know how to joke, laugh, or enjoy trifles. J. Labruyère

A person whose intelligence and abilities are recognized by everyone does not seem ugly, even if he is ugly - no one notices his ugliness. J. Labruyère

It is not so much the mind as the heart that helps a person get closer to people and be pleasant to them. J. Labruyère

A person who is strongly convinced that he is very intelligent is almost always one of those people who have either little or no intelligence. J. Labruyère

The wise man does not submit to the reckless will of the crowd, but himself gives it direction. I. I. Lazhechnikov

Not every person who has known the depths of his mind has known the depths of his heart, F. La Rochefoucauld

You can't like someone for long who is always smart in the same way. F. La Rochefoucauld

Everyone complains about their memory, but no one complains about their mind. F. La Rochefoucauld

A limited but sound mind ultimately tires us less than a broad but confused mind. F. La Rochefoucauld

A wise person understands that it is better to forbid oneself from a hobby than to fight it later. F. La Rochefoucauld

The mind is always a fool of the heart. F. La Rochefoucauld

You need to have a great mind to be able not to show your mental superiority. F. La Rochefoucauld

The zealous desire to appear so is a great hindrance to being smart. F. La Rochefoucauld

It is much easier to show wisdom in the affairs of others than in your own. F. La Rochefoucauld

He who has never committed folly is not as wise as he thinks. F. La Rochefoucauld

It is easier to judge a person's intelligence by his questions than by his answers. G. Lewis

The human mind has discovered many strange things in nature and will discover even more, thereby increasing its power over it. V. I. Lenin

The smart one is not the one who doesn't make mistakes. There are no such people and there cannot be. Smart is the one who makes mistakes that are not very significant and who knows how to correct them easily and quickly. V. I. Lenin

Iron rusts without finding a use, stagnant water rots or freezes in the cold, and the human mind, without finding a use, withers away. Leonardo da Vinci

Wisdom is the daughter of experience. Leonardo da Vinci

then under certain circumstances he does not lose his mind, he did not have anything to lose. G. Lessing

The least good in life is wealth; the greatest thing is wisdom. G. Lessing

A sharp mind is an inventor, and reason is an observer. G. Lichtenberg

Teaching reason and being reasonable are completely different things. G. Lichtenberg

Finding small faults has long been a characteristic of minds that have risen little or nothing above mediocrity. Sublime minds are silent or object to the whole, but great minds create themselves, without judging anyone. G. Lichtenberg

Overthinking is one of the most shameful types of stupidity. G. Lichtenberg

The most essential and noblest of all that is inherent in us is the mind. G. Mably

The older I get, the more I distrust the famous phrase that wisdom comes with age. G. Mencken

Subtlety is as necessary for the mind as grace is for the body. A. Mere

Our wit seems to be more characterized by speed and suddenness, while our mind is more thorough and slow. M. Montaigne

It is very useful to sharpen and polish your mind on the minds of others. M. Montaigne

The best proof of wisdom is a continuous good mood. M. Montaigne

If we can be learned by someone else's learning, then we can only be wise by our own wisdom. M. Montaigne

It's not enough to be smart. You need to be smart enough not to allow yourself to become overly smart. A. Maurois

A learned person is a vessel, a sage is a source. W. Alger

The greatest wisdom is not to always be wise. M. Opitz

The smarter a person is, the more originality he finds in everyone with whom he communicates. For an ordinary person, all people look the same. B. Pascal

All our dignity lies in thought. B. Pascal

The dictates of reason are much more powerful than the orders of any ruler: disobedience to the latter makes a person unhappy, and disobedience to the former makes a fool. B. Pascal

There is nothing more shameful than to be useless to society and to oneself and to have the intelligence to do nothing. B. Pascal

Cunning in comparison with wisdom is the same as a monkey in comparison with a man. W. Penn

The mind does not tolerate bondage. D. I. Pisarev

The greatest thing contained in the least is a sound mind in the human body. Pittacus

The whole life should be entrusted to reason alone, as a wise guardian. Pythagoras

The sage creates his own destiny. Plautus

The basis of all wisdom is patience. Plato

Prudence is the ability to curb your lusts and passions. Plato

The mind often becomes silent when the heart speaks. G. V. Plekhanov

No one can be wise at every moment. Pliny the Younger

The two main assets of human nature are intelligence and reasoning. Plutarch

Exercise, not rest, gives strength to the mind. A. Pop

Doubt is halfway to wisdom. Publilius Syrus

Seeing other people's vices, a smart person gets rid of his own. Publilius Syrus

A man's mind is stronger than his fists. F. Rabelais

No authority should dominate reason; on the contrary, reason must dominate and control authority. P. Ramus

The highest wisdom does not lie in self-denial, but in the ability to find pleasure in the smallest things. D. Ruskin

The human heart knows no limits, the human mind is limited. A. Rivarol

Courage of the mind consists in giving it flexibility through tireless and persistent training, and not giving in to the hardships of mental labor. R. Rolland

The mind enlightens the senses. R. Rolland

Of all human abilities, reason, which is the unification of all others, develops most difficultly and later than all. J.-J. Rousseau

And the wisest of minds still has a lot to learn. D. Santayana

In comedy, the smartest role is that of the jester, for the one who wants to pass for him must not be a fool. M. Cervantes

A mind that has overcome its own doubts does not make the heart indifferent to the misconceptions of others. V. S. Soloviev

Wit is like talent: it is better not to have it at all than to have not enough of it. Sommeri

Intelligence is undoubtedly the first condition for happiness. Sophocles

How terrible the mind can be if it does not serve a person. Sophocles

A thought, before it became a thought, was a feeling. K. S. Stanislavsky

Flexibility of mind can replace beauty. Stendhal

The mind is sharp, but not broad; jumps forward at every step, but cannot move forward. R. Tagore

A hint is enough for a smart person. Terence

The wider the mind, the more it is constrained by its own boundaries. E. Thiodiere

That's why man was born to live by his own mind. L. N. Tolstoy

People differ in that some people think first, then speak and do, while others speak and do first, and then think. L. N. Tolstoy

Each person can and should use everything that the collective mind of mankind has developed, but at the same time, he can and should use his mind to check the data generated by all of humanity. L. N. Tolstoy

There are no situations and no matters so insignificant in which wisdom cannot be manifested. L. N. Tolstoy

All thoughts that have huge consequences are always simple. L. N. Tolstoy

The characteristic of a wise man consists of three things: first, to do for himself what he advises others to do, second, to never act against justice, and third, to patiently endure the weaknesses of the people around him. L. N. Tolstoy

Wisdom is not afraid of ignorance, not afraid of doubt, work, research, afraid of one thing: the affirmation of what it knows, what it does not know. L. N. Tolstoy

It's all in the thoughts. Thought is the beginning of everything. And thoughts can be controlled. And therefore the main task of improvement is to work on thoughts. L. N. Tolstoy

There are many bad things in the world, but there is nothing worse than a bad mind. The first bad thing is a bad mind. L. N. Tolstoy

Strength is in the mind. The head is crazy, like a lantern without a candle. L. N. Tolstoy

Do not think that wisdom is a property of only special people. Wisdom is necessary for all people and therefore characteristic of all people. Wisdom is knowing your purpose and the means to fulfill it. L. N. Tolstoy

Wisdom in all life's affairs, it seems to me, consists not in knowing what to do, but in knowing what to do first and what after. L. N. Tolstoy

Wisdom is infinite - the further you move in it, the more necessary it becomes. L. N. Tolstoy

A grain of gold can gild a large surface, and a grain of wisdom can gild an even larger surface. G. Thoreau

To penetrate into the essence of ordinary phenomena requires a very extraordinary mind. A. Whitehead

Wisdom is intelligence infused with conscience. Fazil Iskander

A charming mind is a mind in which freedom from stupidity is especially felt. Fazil Iskander

A man without reason is a man without will. He who does not have intelligence is deceived, blinded, and exploited by others. Only the one who thinks is free and independent. L. Feuerbach

Logic is the god of thinkers. L. Feuchtwanger

One trait gives a special charm to human thought: restlessness. A mind that is not anxious makes me angry or frustrated. A. France

The heart can add intelligence, but the mind cannot add heart. A. France

Without a certain mental culture there can be no refined feelings. A. France

It is not the mind that is harmful to a person, but the mistakes of the mind. A. France

The rarest courage is the courage of thought. A. France

The first sign of real political wisdom is always the ability to renounce in advance the unattainable. S. Zweig

It is not enough to have wisdom, you need to be able to use it. Cicero

Just as even fertile soil without cultivation will not produce fruit, the mind without enlightenment also remains barren. Cicero

Each individual person is a debtor to society for his mental development. N. G. Chernyshevsky

A smart person is sometimes in a hurry, but does not do anything in a hurry. F. Chesterfield

Experience and observation are the greatest sources of wisdom, access to which is open to every person. W. Channing

Reason is the greatest gift of nature: it not only lifts us above our passions and weaknesses, but also helps us make good use of our strengths, talents and virtues. N. Chamfort

Everything that is created by the flesh dies, just like itself; everything that is created by the mind is imperishable, like the mind itself. F. Chateaubriand

Only that which is born of the mind and appeals to the mind can become a spiritual force for all humanity. A. Schweitzer

If there were no reason, sensuality would overwhelm us. That's what intelligence is for, to curb its absurdities. W. Shakespeare

The mind is the sum of our best feelings. P. Shelley

The mind loses all its charm if it is imbued with anger. R. Sheridan

Learning wisdom is as impossible as learning to be beautiful. G. Shaw

Whoever Jupiter wants to destroy, he deprives of reason. Euripides

You are glad to see and understand is the most beautiful gift of nature. A. Einstein

The ability to see the miraculous in the ordinary is an invariable sign of wisdom. R. Emerson

A wise man always takes the side of those who attack him. He is more interested in finding a weak spot in himself than they are. R. Emerson

Only that mind is a real mind that proves its worth in the act of cognition. F. Engels

Wise is the one who knows not much, but what is necessary. Aeschylus

It's not scary for a wise person to seem stupid. Aeschylus

Wisdom will not say what is contrary to nature. Juvenal

Aphorisms about the mind

The job of the smart is to foresee trouble before it comes, the job of the brave is to deal with trouble when it comes. Pittacus

The greatest thing contained in the least is a sound mind in the human body. Pittacus

Much speech on the lips is not a guarantee of understanding. Thales

Think twice and thrice about what comes to your mind. Theognis

He is prudent who does not grieve over what he does not have, but rejoices over what he has. Democritus

All things were together, but the mind separated them and put them in order. Anaxagoras of Clazomenes

Anyone who wants to teach someone who has a high opinion of his own intelligence is wasting his time. Democritus

When two people are talking and one of them gets angry, the one who gives in is smarter. Euripides

Many know-it-alls have no intelligence. Democritus

It is a sign of intelligence to prevent an offense, but not to respond to an offense is a sign of insensitivity. Democritus

The mind is everyone's god. Heraclitus of Ephesus

Intelligence is undoubtedly the first condition for happiness. Sophocles

Anyone who, suffering from any part of the body, does not feel suffering at all, has a sick mind. Hippocrates

Prudence is the ability to curb your lusts and passions. Plato

...Intelligence lies not only in knowledge, but also in the ability to apply knowledge in practice... Aristotle

All smart people should be in mutual communication. Plautus Titus Maccius

Two words for a pretty smart guy. Plautus Titus Maccius

A hint is enough for a smart person. Terence Publius

No acuity of the human mind is so great that it can penetrate the sky. Cicero Marcus Tullius

The mind is always busy exploring something. Cicero Marcus Tullius

The human mind always strives for some kind of activity and under no circumstances tolerates continuous peace. Cicero Marcus Tullius

Intelligence is higher than courage. Phaedrus

The two main assets of human nature are intelligence and reasoning. Plutarch

It is impossible to depict how the actions of the mind are animated by body movements. Pliny the Younger

The wisdom of the mind is not visible in clothes. Unknown author

Acting according to circumstances (adapting to circumstances) has always been a sign of an intelligent person. Unknown author

For those who understand, a little is enough. Unknown author

Whoever God wants to destroy, he first of all deprives him of his mind. Unknown author

So many heads, so many minds. Unknown author

Dementia is worse than any disability. Unknown author

Look at a person's mind, not his forehead. Unknown author

You haven't even had hair yet, and you already want to be smart. Unknown author

Smart people are not learned; scientists are not smart. Lao Tzu (Li Er)

...You can tax your mind, and you can tax your body. Those who trouble the mind control people, and those who trouble the body control people. The managed feed others, and the managers feed from them... Unknown Chinese author

A smart person is able to understand even the thoughts of his neighbor by observing his behavior and appearance. John of Damascus

It is not proper for intelligent people to ask questions about the crafts and secrets of kings. As-Samarkandi

A man devoid of intelligence is self-willed and gloomy. Shota Rustaveli

Words are the gateway of the mind. If you keep them open, the mind will slip out. Hong Zichen

Iron rusts without finding a use, stagnant water rots or freezes in the cold, and the human mind, without finding a use, withers away. Leonardo da Vinci

There are three kinds of minds: one comprehends everything by itself; another can understand what the first has comprehended; the third - he himself does not comprehend anything and cannot understand what others have comprehended. Niccolo Machiavelli

A well-constructed brain is worth more than a well-filled brain. Michel de Montaigne

It is very useful to sharpen and polish your mind on the minds of others. Michel de Montaigne

It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well. Rene Descartes

Subtlety is as necessary for the mind as grace is for the body. Antoine Mere

A fluffy hat does not always cover a respectable head. Thomas Fuller

Everyone praises his own heart, but no one dares to give good feedback about his mind. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There are more flaws in a person's character than there are in his mind. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recklessness can be cured, but a crooked mind cannot be cured. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

You can't like someone for long who is always smart in the same way. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We consider only those people who agree with us on everything to be sane. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The zealous desire to appear so is a great hindrance to being smart. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The mind is always a fool of the heart. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Smart is not the one whom chance makes smart, but the one who understands what intelligence is, knows how to recognize it and admires it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

An intelligent person would often find himself in difficult situations if he were not surrounded by fools. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A limited but sound mind is ultimately not as tiresome to an interlocutor as a broad but confused mind. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The mind sometimes serves us only to make us do stupid things more boldly. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The intelligence of most women serves not so much to strengthen their prudence as to justify their recklessness. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The mind cannot play the role of the heart for long. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Arguments that a person comes up with on his own usually convince him more than those that come to the minds of others. Blaise Pascal

Why is it that a lame person does not annoy us, but a mentally lame person annoys us? Because the lame person realizes that we walk upright, and the mentally lame person claims that it is not he, but we, who are lame. Blaise Pascal

Where the mind is lacking, everything is lacking. George Saville Halifax

It takes very little to be distinguished by refinement of manners, and very much to be distinguished by refinement of mind. Jean de La Bruyère

The minds of all people taken together will not help someone who does not have their own: a person deprived of sight is not able to make up for this deficiency at the expense of those around him. Jean de La Bruyère

The mind relates to talent as the whole relates to the part. Jean de La Bruyère

The enlightened mind is made up of the minds of all previous centuries. Bernard Le Beauvier de Fontenelle

It's never too late to wise up. Daniel Defoe

Sometimes it makes sense to live in someone else’s mind, but you can only rely on your own. Jonathan Swift

With the mind - like with a razor: sharp, it hurts others; dulled - himself. Jonathan Swift

Exercise, not rest, gives strength to the mind. Alexander Pop

Charm more often lies in the mind than in the face, since the beauty of the face is revealed immediately and does not conceal anything unexpected; but the mind opens only little by little when the person himself desires it, and to the extent that he desires it. Charles Louis Montesquieu

Feeling your mental superiority is such a pleasure that there is not a single smart person who would exchange his intelligence for a fortune, no matter how huge it may be. Samuel Johnson

If you can, be smarter than others, but don't show it. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

The first sign of a high mind is condescension. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

A smart person is sometimes in a hurry, but does not do anything in a hurry. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

The language of the mind will be heard if it passes through the heart. Jean Jacques Rousseau

The mind should not limit, but complement virtue. Luc de Clapier Vauvenargues

The human mind is more penetrating than consistent, and embraces more than it can connect. Luc de Clapier Vauvenargues

All narrow-minded people constantly strive to disgrace people of thorough and broad minds. Claude Adrian Helvetius

There is nothing on earth more worthy of respect than the mind. Claude Adrian Helvetius

Lack of intelligence should not be attributed to lack of memory. Claude Adrian Helvetius

The vastness of the mind is measured by the number of ideas and their combinations. Claude Adrian Helvetius

The difference between intelligence and common sense lies in the difference in the reasons that give rise to them. The first is a consequence of strong passions, the second is a consequence of their absence. Claude Adrian Helvetius

You should deepen your mind, not expand it, and, like the focus of a burning glass, collect all the heat and all the rays of your mind at one point. Claude Adrian Helvetius

The degree of intelligence required to please us serves as a fairly accurate measure of our own intelligence. Claude Adrian Helvetius

Do you want people to like you? Appreciate their intelligence. Claude Adrian Helvetius

...The mind, so to speak, begins where common sense ends. Claude Adrian Helvetius

The mind is like health: those who have it do not notice it. Claude Adrian Helvetius

Whoever, under certain circumstances, does not lose his mind, has nothing to lose. Gotthold Ephraim Aessint

People of keen intelligence are always immersed in melancholy. Edmund Burke

Since the mind cannot be humiliated, it is taken revenge by persecuting it. Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais

There is no point in listening to everything in a row for an intelligent person; he will already guess. Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais

There is a powerful law in life: Who is the shepherd - who is the master! But birth is an accident, Everything is decided by the mind alone. The super-powerful ruler turns to dust, And Voltaire lives for centuries. Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais

A smart person will never mess with a strong person. Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais

We can’t even imagine how much intelligence it takes to not seem funny! Nicola Sebastian Chamfort

The word "difficulty" should not exist at all for a creative mind. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

A person's intelligence can be determined by the care with which he considers the future or outcome of a matter. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

An intelligent person will not only never say anything stupid, but will never even hear anything stupid. Karl Ludwig Berne

Living without a mind is bad; What will you do without him? Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin

Good behavior gives direct value to the mind. Without it, an intelligent person is a monster. Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin

Measure the height of your mind by the size of the shadow it casts. Robert Browning

The one on whose side the majority is always resourceful and smart. Benjamin Disraeli

Our intellect loves to admire itself in the mirror. Charles Lamb A great mind, like a great mountain, is the first to catch and reflect the morning sun. Thomas Babington Macaulay

Smart people have always looked with great suspicion at both the angels and the demons of the crowd. Thomas Babington Macaulay

A healthy stomach does not accept bad food, a healthy mind does not accept evil views. William Hazlitt

Smart people are tools in the hands of bad people. William Hazlitt

If a person is able to exist without a scarecrow, it means that he is truly well-mannered and intelligent. William Hazlitt

Smart people are the best encyclopedia. Johann Wolfgang Goethe

The mind is a person's spiritual weapon. Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky

It is not the mind that is important, but what guides it - nature, heart, noble qualities, development. Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

That's what the mind is for, to achieve what you want. Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Being strong is good, being smart is twice as good. Ivan Andreevich Krylov

If the head is empty, then the head of the mind will not be given space. Ivan Andreevich Krylov

The mind does not tolerate bondage. Dmitry Ivanovich Pisarev

Mental apathy is far worse than the darkest superstition and far more harmful than the most bloodthirsty fanaticism. Dmitry Ivanovich Pisarev

Every human head is like a stomach: one digests the food that enters it, and the other becomes clogged with it. Kozma Prutkov

When nature leaves a hole in someone's mind, it usually covers it up with a thick layer of self-righteousness. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The mind, like a country road, has its own well-worn path. Honore de Balzac

Mental pleasures lengthen life just as much as sensual pleasures shorten it. Pierre Buast

For most people, the mind remains a neglected soil almost throughout their entire lives. Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix

Extraordinary minds pay deep attention to everything familiar and ordinary, while mediocre minds show interest and passion only for what is out of the ordinary. Antoine Rivarol

Flexibility of mind can replace beauty. Stendhal

If you want to be smart, learn to ask intelligently, listen carefully, answer calmly and stop talking when there is nothing more to say. Johann Caspar Lavater

There are people with a shining mind and people with a sparkling mind: the former enlighten, the latter blind. Maria von Ebner-Eschenbach

Those who use the mind will not worship it - they know it too well. Those who worship do not, judging by what they say about it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The mind is sharp, but not broad; it jumps forward at every step, but cannot move forward. Rabindranath Tagore

Smart people are smart to understand complicated things. Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov

The mind is a precious stone that plays more beautifully in the frame of modesty. Maksim Gorky

Have at least a small mind, but your own. Maksim Gorky

People who, without having their own mind, know how to appreciate someone else's, often act smarter than smart people who lack this skill. Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky

The whole difference between a smart and a stupid person is in one thing: the first will always think and rarely say, the second will always say and never think. For the first, language is always in the sphere of thought; the second has a thought outside the sphere of language. The first language is the secretary of thought, the second is its gossip and informer. Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky

Some people think that you just have to call everyone a fool in order to be considered smart. Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky

The human mind has discovered many strange things in nature and will discover even more, thereby increasing its power over it... Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

The mind often becomes silent when the heart speaks. Georgy Valentinovich Plekhanov

A mind that has overcome its own doubts does not make the heart indifferent to the misconceptions of others. Vladimir Sergeevich Solovyov

Try to give your mind as much food as possible. Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Few minds perish from wear and tear; most of them rust from disuse. Christian Nestel Bovey

Our mind is the metal extracted from the form, and the form is our actions. Henri Bergson

Intelligence is not necessarily common sense. Alfred Adler

Courage of mind consists in not giving in to the hardships of mental labor. Romain Rolland

Integrity of mind consists in not yielding to the truth. Have the courage to search, judge and decide for yourself. Have the courage to think for yourself. Romain Rolland

The wider the mind, the more it is constrained by its own boundaries. Edmond Thiodiere

One trait gives a special charm to human thought: restlessness. A mind that is not anxious makes me angry or frustrated. Anatole France

No mind can comprehend all the countless variety of human needs. Friedrich August von Hayek

A good comparison refreshes the mind. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Smart people can behave very irrationally. Karl Raymund Popper

When many impressions and ideas interact in the mind, a process sometimes takes place which is not unlike a chemical compound. Wilhelm Dilthey

Mature minds will always be rare. Oswald Spengler

One feels the presence of a great mind, but not a deep life. Oswald Spengler

Smart people are always overwhelmed by the temptation to say too much. Theodor Adorno

Unoriginal minds, with weak imagination, live according to the dictates of the past and create only such a new life that differs minimally from the past. Nikolai Onufrievich Lossky

The law was imposed on my mind like a steel yoke, like oppression and fetters. And I asked greedily about exceptions. Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky

The most valuable thing is a living mind, a living thought. Alexander Fedorovich Losev

Mental activity is not entirely logical. Jean Piaget

Great intelligence is always combined with nobility of soul, and isolation never causes bitterness. Etienne Henri Gilson

Equilibrium is little conducive to the exercise of mental faculties. Georges Bataille

The mind itself always keeps its distance. Jacques Lacan

There are two categories of minds: one is occupied by the process, the other by the result. Emil Michel Cioran

I enriched the toolkit of my mind with a sigh of regret. Emil Michel Cioran