"God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth."
― William Ellery Channing
Topic(s):
Intelligence
More From William Ellery Channing
- "The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought."
- "We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure."
- "The great hope of society is in individual character."
More In Intelligence
- "For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don’t make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you’re told you’re too tall or you’re too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You’re rejected for your education, you’re rejected for this or that and it’s really tough."― Liam Neeson
- "The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency."― Bobby Ray Inman
- "My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible."― Kate Bosworth