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

Genius is one of the many forms of insanity

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

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.'

Genius is one of the many forms of insanity.

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.'