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Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create
The man of genius knows what he is aiming at; nobody else knows. And he alone knows when something comes between him and his object. In the course of generations, however, men will excuse you for not doing as they do, if you will bring enough to pass in your own way
To see things in the seed, that is genius
Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it
Courage of soul is necessary for the triumphs of genius
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them
Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite
Genius without education is like silver in the mine
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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