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I quite agree with you that men of genius are usually odd or, as the proverb states, that there are no great minds without a grain of folly. One can't deny the fact. But we despise the ages which have not produced men of genius, and men will honour those nations among whom genius has lived. I QUITE AGREE WITH YOU THAT MEN OF GENIUS ARE USUALLY ODD OR AS THE PROVERB STATES THAT THERE ARE NO GREAT MINDS WITHOUT A GRAIN OF FOLLY ONE CAN'T DENY THE FACT BUT WE DESPISE THE AGES WHICH HAVE NOT PRODUCED MEN OF GENIUS AND MEN WILL HONOUR THOSE NATIONS AMONG WHOM GENIUS HAS LIVED
ng'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. 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: Something I'll never put behind me. ME: But I've seen the time when you were desperate to be anything but an ordinary person. You'll never be happy if the arguments for and against affect you equally. You have to pick a side and stick to it. 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 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 SOMETHING I'LL NEVER PUT BEHIND ME ME BUT I'VE SEEN THE TIME WHEN YOU WERE DESPERATE TO BE ANYTHING BUT AN ORDINARY PERSON YOU CAN NEVER BE HAPPY IF THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST AFFECT YOU EQUALLY YOU HAVE TO PICK IT BESIDE AND STICK TO IT
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