"A genius has perhaps scarcely ever appeared amongst……" — Otto Weininger
"A genius has perhaps scarcely ever appeared amongst the negroes, and the standard of their morality is almost universally so low that it is beginning to be acknowledged in America that their emancipation was an act of imprudence."
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Otto Weininger
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16 Quotes by Otto Weininger
Otto Weininger has 16 quotes on this site.
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There are transitional forms between the metals and non-metals; between chemical combinations and simple mixtures, between animals and plants, between…
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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Universality is the distinguishing mark of genius. There is no such thing as a special genius, a genius for mathematics,…
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The decision must be made between Judaism and Christianity, between business and culture, between male and female, between the race…
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Talent is hereditary; it may be the common possession of a whole family (eg, the Bach family); genius is not…
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Mankind occurs as male or female, as something or nothing. Woman has no share in ontological reality, no relation to…
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The Jew is an inborn Communist.
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The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why…
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Sending children away to get control of their anger perpetuates the feeling of 'badness" inside them...Chances are they were already…
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Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle.
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The genius which runs to madness is no longer genius.
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Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life.…
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The denial of death is openly acknowledged as a significant trait of our culture. The tears of the bereaved have…
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