Showing posts with label Intellect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Intellect. Show all posts

Morals Creation

“It is not our intellect that created our morals; rather, human interactions governed by our morals make possible the growth of reason and those capabilities associated with it.”
--F. A. Hayek

Unreasonable Heart

“You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.”
--Mark Twain

Win the World

“It is by character and not by intellect the world is won.”
--Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Chaste Intellect

“Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon.”
--George Santayana

Character is Best

“Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character.”
--Theodore Roosevelt

Persuade by Interest

“If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.”
--Benjamin Franklin