Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Absalom and Achitophel · 1681
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One must have chaos inside oneself to give birth to a dancing star.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra · 1883
Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement are roads of Genius.
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell · 1793
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science · 1979
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as the greatest virtues.
Discourse on Method · 1637
Genius must be born, and never can be taught.
To My Dear Friend, Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy Called The Double-Dealer · 1694
The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1890
Genius... Means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
The Principles of Psychology · 1890