Genius lives only one storey above madness.

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Some people create their own storms and then get mad when it rains.
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She had just enough madness to make her interesting.
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True art comes from flying with the madness so close you burn your eyelashes.
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It takes a brave man to be truly mad.
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Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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Scholars are those who have read in books, but thinkers, men of genius, world-enlighteners, and reformers of the human race are those who have read directly in the book of the world.
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Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
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The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
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One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.
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I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.
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Be sure yourself and your own reach to know how far your genius taste and learning go.
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I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark.
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We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
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You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.
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There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
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Poetry demands a man with a special gift for it, or else one with a touch of madness in him.
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Common sense is genius in homespun.
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The man of genius in tune with nature will bend history to his will.