"Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth."

-- Denis Diderot

#Men Quotes #Age Quotes #Events Quotes

“We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose.”

Source : Will Cuppy (1951). “How to Get from January to December”
“Brubaker and Phillipss books have always been about eight years ahead of their time.”
“I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.”
“Jim Henson was an absolute genius.”
“Remember, we can judge better by the conduct of people towards others than by their manner towards ourselves.”

Source : Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1826). “Works”, p.329
“The world is not the illusion. It's you who are the illusion.”

Source : Chuck Hillig (2007). “Seeds for the Soul: Living as the Source of who You are”, p.235, Sentient Publications
“A conglomerate heap of trash, that's what I am. But it burns with a high flame.”
“You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.”

Source : In Harold Nicolson Diary (1967) 21 July 1943

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