Constant Quote by Henry David Thoreau

One becomes wise only in measures, as he goes through his own insanity.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

“how slim the line is between genius and insanity and between determination and stubbornness.”

— Richard Branson

A genius always presents himself as a fool

— Karim Seddiki

Man has but little heeded the advice of the wise men. He has been - fatefully, if not willingly - less virtuous, less constant,…

— Ralph Bunche

Those same forces that drive a genius to create the things or ideas that entertain or enlighten us often gobble so much of his…

— Tom Robbins

Subconsciously the genius is feared as an image breaker; frequently he does not accept the opinions of the mass, or man's opinion of himself.

— Loren Eiseley

Every man who observes vigilantly, and resolves steadfastly, grows unconsciously into genius.

— Anonymous

A man who fears ridicule will never go far, for good or ill: he remains on this side of this talents, and even if…

— Anonymous

The creative individual not only respects the irrational in himself, but also courts the most promising source of novelty in his own thought.

— Frank Barron

The great characteristic of men of active genius is a sublime self-confidence, springing not from self-conceit, but from an intense identification of the man…

— Edwin Percy Whipple

Perhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate belief which…

— George Eliot

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.

— William Cowper