"Genius is inconsiderate, self-relying, and, like unconscious beauty, without any intention to please."

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Source : Isaac Mayer Wise (1876). “The Cosmic God: A Fundamental Philosophy in Popular Lectures”

Isaac Mayer Wise

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“They're a redefinition of boredom... the most important thing you need to know about an awards show is where is the nearest smoking opportunity.”
“Study nature as the countenance of God.”
“The life of a woman may be divided into three epochs; in the first she dreams of love, in the second she makes love in the third she regrets it.”
“It is an understatement to say that the time has arrived for a serious and open international dialogue regarding the possibility of future interplanetary relations. In no other area of human experience has so much evidence existed for so long, and yet been attended by such a paucity of serious research and analysis - at least in the civilian domain. While the subject matter of UFOs itself is extraordinary, it is the absence of a serious human response to it that is most extraordinary.”
“Some other memories of the funeral have stuck in my mind. The old boyâ€™s face, for instance, when he caught up with us for the last time, just outside the village. His eyes were streaming with tears, of exhaustion or distress, or both together. But because of the wrinkles they couldnâ€™t flow down. They spread out, crisscrossed, and formed a smooth gloss on the old, worn face.”
“Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.”
“I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.”
“The inhibitor of creativity isn't potential it's fear. We worry about saying the wrong thing or looking foolish so we govern our imagination.”

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