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Genius, by its very intensity, decrees a special path of fire for

Genius, by its very intensity, decrees a special path of fire for its vivid power. – Phillips Brooks

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Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing – where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger which he knows he was meant and made to do. – Phillips Brooks

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No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness. – Phillips Brooks

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Goodness
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Every great genius has an admixture of madness. – Aristotle

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This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable even when no one else recognizes that it is present. – Deepak Chopra

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Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up. – Max Beerbohm

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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. – E.F. Schumacher

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