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Genius consists of equal parts of natural aptitude and hard work.

— André Maurois A Time for Silence (1942)

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There are very few really brilliant men who have not had at least one madman among their ancestors.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — romantic love and gunpowder.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

A married man seeks to please his wife and not God.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

The blend of admiration and compassion is one of the surest recipes for love.

The aspiring author, whether genius or not, should never let a day pass without writing at least a few lines.

The Art of Writing (1957)

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Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

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Like every 'intellectual', a philosophy teacher is a petty bourgeois. When he opens his mouth, it is petty-bourgeois ideology that speaks: its resources and ruses are infinite.

Louis Althusser Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (1968)

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