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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.

~Cesare Lombroso

Topics: Altogether Crowd Genius Good Good Sense Great Great Men Lunatics Men Never Paths Ready Reason Sense Travels Treat Why Without

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Genius is one of the many forms of insanity.

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Topics: Forms Genius Insanity Many

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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.'

~Cesare Lombroso

Topics: Alone Both God He His Knew Knows Meaning Meaning Of Meant Now Once Passage Poem Questioned Regarding Replied

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The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.

~Cesare Lombroso

Topics: Appearance Birth Equivalent Genius Great Hundred More Single Than

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The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand.

~Cesare Lombroso

Topics: Adore Always Cannot He Ignorant Man Understand

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Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses.

~Cesare Lombroso

Topics: Among Exception Exceptional Geniuses Goodness Honor Men Rather Rule Speak Than Unfortunately

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Psychologist

Born: November 18th, 1835

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