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HIM: I'm sure they think that about themselves deep inside, but I don't think they dare admit the fact. ME: That's just their modesty. So from that point on you've developed a terrible hatred against genius. HIM I'M SURE THEY THINK THAT ABOUT THEMSELVES DEEP INSIDE BUT I DON'T THINK THEY DARE ADMIT THE FACT ME THAT'S JUST THEIR MODESTY SO FROM THAT POINT ON YOU'VE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE HATRED AGAINST GENIUS
ow or other, always speak well of your master the prior, and leave the world to its fantasies. That works well, because the majority is happy with it. If I understood history, I'd show you that evil has always come here below from some man of genius. But I don't know history, because I don't know anything. The devil take me if I've ever learned a thing and if I'm any the worse off for having learned nothing. One day I was at the table of one of the King's ministers who had brains enough for four men. Well, he demonstrated to us, as clearly as one and one adds up to two, that nothing is more useful to nations than lies, nothing more harmful than the truth. I don't recall his proofs very well, but it evidently follows that people of genius are detestable and that if a child at birth bears on its forehead the characteristics of this dangerous natural gift, one should either smother the child or throw it to the dogs. ME: But people like that, so hostile to genius, all pretend to have some. HERS DO ONE'S DUTY SOMEHOW OR OTHER ALWAYS SPEAK WELL OF YOUR MASTER THE PRIOR AND LEAVE THE WORLD TO ITS FANTASIES THAT WORKS WELL BECAUSE THE MAJORITY IS HAPPY WITH IT IF I UNDERSTOOD HISTORY I'D SHOW YOU THAT EVIL HAS ALWAYS COME HERE BELOW FROM SOME MAN OF GENIUS BUT I DON'T KNOW HISTORY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THE DEVIL TAKE ME IF I'VE EVER LEARNED A THING AND IF I'M ANY THE WORSE OFF FOR HAVING LEARNED NOTHING ONE DAY I WAS AT THE TABLE OF ONE OF THE KING'S MINISTERS WHO HAD BRAINS ENOUGH FOR FOUR MEN WELL HE DEMONSTRATED TO US AS CLEARLY AS ONE AND ONE ADDS UP TO TWO THAT NOTHING IS MORE USEFUL TO NATION THAN LIES NOTHING MORE HARMFUL THAN THE TRUTH I DON'T RECALL HIS PROOFS VERY WELL BUT IT EVIDENTLY FOLLOWS THAT PEOPLE OF GENIUS ARE DETESTABLE AND THAT IF A CHILD AT BIRTH BEARS ON HIS FOREHEAD THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DANGEROUS NATURAL GIFT ONE SHOULD EITHER SMOTHER THE CHILD OR THROW IT TO THE DOGS ME BUT PEOPLE LIKE THAT SO HOSTILE TO GENIUS ALL PRETEND TO HAVE SOME
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