“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak, but they are the instruments of the wise.”
John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
“Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances.”
Source: The Beautiful and Damned
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George Boole (1815–1864) English mathematician, philosopher and logician
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Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) mid-20th-century Governor of Illinois and Ambassador to the UN
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Henry George (1839–1897) American economist
Source: Social Problems (1883), Ch. 1 : The Increasing Importance of Social Questions
Context: The intelligence required for the solving of social problems is not a thing of the mere intellect. It must be animated with the religious sentiment and warm with sympathy for human suffering. It must stretch out beyond self-interest, whether it be the self-interest of the few or of the many. It must seek justice. For at the bottom of every social problem we will find a social wrong.
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E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet
“The present moment is ever the critical time. The future is merely for intelligent forethought.”
Robert Barr (writer) (1849–1912) Scottish-Canadian novelist
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Susan Sontag (1933–2004) American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
"Women, the Arts, & the Politics of Culture: An Interview with Susan Sontag" in Salmagundi, No. 31-32 (Fall/Winter 1975), p. 29; later published in Conversations with Susan Sontag (1995) edited by Leland A. Poague, p. 77