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Cesare Lombroso quotes

Italian Psychologist November 18, 1835 – October 19, 1909

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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
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. 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.' Cesare Lombroso
Cesare Lombroso quote: "Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception..."
Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses. Cesare Lombroso
Cesare Lombroso quote: "The appearance of a single great genius is more than..."
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities. Cesare Lombroso
Cesare Lombroso quote: "The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand."
The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand. Cesare Lombroso
Cesare Lombroso quote: "Genius is one of the many forms of insanity."
Genius is one of the many forms of insanity. Cesare Lombroso

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