Quote by Huston Smith
Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produc

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

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Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. – Huston Smith

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If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi’s poetry is really remarkable. – Huston Smith

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I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations. Believe me, what – just the Mayor Bloomberg said here in New York, that this city would be stopped, totally stopped if it were not by the immigrants working here. – Vicente Fox

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Quality in a classical Greek sense is how to live with grace and intelligence, with bravery and mercy. – Theodore White

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This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after September the 11th. Nobodys been held accountable after the clear flaws in intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. – Bob Graham

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Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. – James Allen

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