"It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious." ― Alfred North Whitehead Topic(s): Intelligence More From Alfred North Whitehead "Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows." "If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer." "Wisdom alone is true ambition’s aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed." More In Intelligence "The ‘Robben Island Bible’ has arrived at the British Museum. It’s a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare."― Daniel Hannan "Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it."― Huston Smith "Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses."― Quentin Crisp