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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. read more
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool.
Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men
of genius--the men of reasoning and the read more
To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men
of genius--the men of reasoning and the men of imagination.
As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the
parts of intellect are whetstones to each read more
As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the
parts of intellect are whetstones to each other; and genius,
which is but the result of their mutual sharpening, is character
too.
Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.
Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.
