So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.
Intelligence is nothing without delight.
The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence.
Jesus of Nazareth was a poet, no less than a prophet, of pre-eminent genius.
There can be goodness without much intelligence - but it seems to me that perfect intelligence and perfect goodness must go together.
But the word of the Gospel is not as the word of an earthly prince.
The voice of the intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance.
Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.
Faith is the heroism of the intellect.