It seems to me that people of talent and of genius serve better than average examples for making us understand the laws of character, because they present more extreme traits. (Alfred Binet)

It seems to me that people of talent and of genius serve better than average examples for making us understand the laws of character, because they present more extreme traits.

Alfred Binet

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