The intellect is not intelligence; you must learn to distinguish between the two

"The intellect is not intelligence; you must learn to distinguish between the two. The intellect is an instrument given to humans to deal with the physical plane, to resolve the problems of ordinary life, to study nature and draw a few conclusions from such studies. Whereas, intelligence, in the initiatic sense of the term, is a far higher faculty: situated above the astral and mental planes, it is capable of controlling feelings, thoughts and all expressions of the psychic life.

It is this intelligence that initiates consider to be true intelligence; it is linked to the world of superconsciousness, which is the divine world. All those beings who have learned to work, to control their thoughts and feelings, and to link themselves to the higher regions in order to have exchanges, have been capable of sublime achievements. It is they who have allowed humanity to make real progress."