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Great geniuses have the shortest biographies
There is no great genius without some touch of madness
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last
Genius has somewhat of the infantine;
But of the childish not a touch or taint.
But of the childish not a touch or taint.
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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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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