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Full Idea
One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one has given. One must have strong powers of imagination to be able to have pity. So closely is morality bound to the quality of the intellect.
Gist of Idea
Intellect is tied to morality, because it requires good memory and powerful imagination
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human [1878], 059)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Human, All Too Human', ed/tr. Faber,Marion [Penguin 1994], p.54
A Reaction
Nice to see him say that strong powers of imagination are an 'intellectual' quality, which I think is not properly understood by the more geeky sort of intellectual.