Intellectual Quotes

A woman can be beautiful as well as intellectual.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

The mystical life is the centre of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write. I have always considered myself a voice of what I believe to be a greater renaissance – the revolt of the soul against the intellect.

I don’t think we have any alternative other than remaining optimistic. Optimism is an absolute necessity, even if it’s only optimism of the will, as Gramsci said, and pessimism of the intellect.

Even capitalists must surely admit, that intellectually at least, socialism is a worthy opponent. It imparts intelligence even to its adversaries.

Modern education develops the intellect and imparts skills, but does not promote qualities in any way.

It is difficult to estimate the misery inflicted upon thousands of persons, and the absolute pecuniary penalty imposed upon multitudes of intellectual workers by the loss of their time, destroyed by organ-grinders and other similar nuisances.

The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.

Men are governed by lines of intellect – women: by curves of emotion.

Love has three kinds of origin, namely: suffering, friendship and love. A human love has a corporal and intellectual origin.