Quotes About Intelligence

Shaitana was a man who prided himself on his Mephistophelian attitude to life. He was a man of great vanity. He was also a stupid man-that's why he is dead.

Mas não tão inteligente quanto Hercule Poirot!

sagacity, for all his caution and astuteness, the old judge

It was borne in upon her audience that the outside of Jane's charming head was distinctly superior to the inside.

the Japanese always ate half-cooked rice and had marvellous brains in consequence.

It has always seemed to me so extraordinary that a woman should go so far in the scientific world. I should have thought a purely masculine brain was needed for such work.

I wouldn't like to deprive you of the pleasure of being clever at my expense!

Madame, the most kind, the most amiable are not always the cleverest.

You see," he said sadly, "you have no instincts." "It was intelligence you were requiring just now," I pointed out. "The two often go together," said Poirot enigmatically.

Os elefantes não esquecem-disse a senhora Oliver-,mas nós somos seres humanos e temos a capacidade de esquecer." Os elefantes não se esquecem.

Elephants are quite enough.

And the good heart, it is worth in the end all the little grey cells. Yes, yes, I who speak to you am in danger of forgetting that sometimes.

Sommige van de grootste misdadigers die ik heb gekend hadden engelengezichten,' sprak Poirot opgewekt. 'Een misvorming van de grijze cellen kan heel goed samengaan met het gezicht van een madonna.

She was reported to be the most beautiful woman in England. It was also rumoured that she was the stupidest.

The intelligent people on whose intelligence she could rely were all far too busy. Not only had they all got jobs of varying importance, their leisure hours were usually apportioned long beforehand. The unintelligent who had time on their hands were simply, Miss Marple decided, no good.

I have, let me confess it in all humility, a pitiful human wish that someone should know just how clever I have been…

I had little to do save nod my head and look intelligent—and that last is perhaps over optimistic.

The true work, it is done from within. The little grey cells—remember always the little grey cells, mon ami." -- Hercule Poirot

But me, I am old-fashioned. I use the old methods. I work only with the little grey cells.

Really, Poirot! In the Middle Ages you would certainly have been burnt at the stake. How can you possibly know the things you do!

ah, sim; temo que nosso amigo de devonshire não tenha usado suas pequenas células cinzentas. mediu as pegadas, mas deixou de refletir e organizar as ideias com a ordem e o método necessários.

If you would use your grey cells, and see the whole case clearly as I do, you too would perceive it, my friend.

There's a general belief that athletes aren't overburdened by brains (not at all true by the way), but I can't believe Nevile Strange is a complete moron.

Két fiatal fiú ült vele szemben. A rend?rség fiatalkorúnak tekinti ?ket, az ? szemében gyerekek, az újságírókéban kamaszok. Hívjuk ?ket akárminek. A kor termékei. Egyikük sem ostoba, még ha nem is oly magas szellemiségek, ahogy az imént hízelgett nekik, hogy elindítsa a beszélgetést.