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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Intellect

The intellect of the wise is like glass: it admits the light of heaven, and reflects it.
—Julius Charles Hare

The highest intellects, like the tops of mountains, are the first to catch and reflect the dawn.
—Thomas Babington Macaulay