Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
Information is not knowledge.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.
It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
I was a smart kid, but I hated school.
When a man has been intemperate so long that shame no longer paints a blush upon his cheek, his liquor generally does it instead.
There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.
Rules and models destroy genius and art.
I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious ideas of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God.
Only the curious will learn and only the resolute will overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.
Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.
Consistency is a paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.
I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
The brave, impetuous heart yields everywhere to the subtle, contriving head.
All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.
The brain is not an organ to be relied upon.
Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man, but rests only in the bosom of fools.
That boy don't know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades, and that boy don't know the meaning of a lot of words.
The real man of intelligence will not cling to any ideology - for what? He will not carry a load of readymade answers. He knows that he has enough intelligence so that whatever situation arises, he will be able to respond to it. Why carry an unnecessary load from the past? What is the point of carrying it?
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.
A conclusion is the place you get to when you’re tired of thinking.
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