There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.Virginia Woolf
Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.Marcus Aurelius
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.Marcus Aurelius
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.Theodore Roosevelt
Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.Jean-Paul Sartre