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The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction
A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself
Genius is intensity
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see
Mastery passes often for egotism
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth
Intelligence is to genius as the whole is in proportion to its part
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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
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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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