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Intelligence Quotes - Page 2

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1849). “The Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; Complete in One Volume”, p.114

An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.

Charles Franklin Kettering (1961). “Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering”

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.

George Orwell, Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus (1968). “The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell: An age like this, 1920-1940”, Harvill Secker

Ignorance never settles a question.

Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.5013, Delphi Classics

A small mind is obstinate. A great mind can lead and be led.

Alexander Cannon (2012). “The Invisible Influence”, p.6, David & Charles