André Gide Quote

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.


An Unprejudiced Mind, pp. 311-312 - Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality (1964)


True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.