“It is a sad mission to cut through and destroy with the scissors of analysis the delicate and iridescent veils with which our proud mediocrity clothes itself.” CuttingProudClothesMissionsAnalysisMediocrityDelicateVeilsScissorsIridescent Book:The Man of Genius Source: The Man of Genius
“Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics.” MenWellsReasonPathReadyGeniusWalkingTreatsCrowdsGreat MenWornGood SenseWorn Path Book:The Man of Genius Source: The Man of Genius
“God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.” KnowsForgetfulnessForgetful Author:Cesare Lombroso
“The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand” MenIgnorantAdore Book:The Man of Genius Source: The Man of Genius
“Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses” MenSpeakGeniusHonorGoodnessExceptionExceptional Author:Cesare Lombroso
“Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.'” KnowsPassages Author:Cesare Lombroso
“The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities” BirthGeniusHundredAppearanceMediocrity Book:The Man of Genius Source: The Man of Genius