Cesare Lombroso quotes

The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand. (Cesare Lombroso)
Genius is one of the many forms of insanity. View quote
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The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities. View quote
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Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics. View quote
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Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.' View quote
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Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses. View quote
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"Lawsuit mania"... a continual craving to go to law against others, while considering themselves the injured party. View quote
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