Definitions: (1) possessing a penetrating, piercing, or keen intellect; sharp-minded; (2) enjoying clear and direct thought; mentally astute; (3) benefiting from acute intuition
Derivation: Latin, “to cut into”
Compatible Quality: concentration
Quotes:
• I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect intends us to forgo their use. — Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de’ Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, physicist, & engineer
• Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. — Colin Luther Powell (1937–2021) American statesman
Comment: Incisive clarity is not only the sharp vision of mental clarity but also the knowing feeling of an emotional truth.