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What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.

— Oscar Levant Gene Perret in On the 8th Day — God Laughed (1995)

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More quotes by Oscar Levant

There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

John O'Hara was a terrible bore as a young man—always looking for a fight, and making sure he never found one.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

Memorable Quotations: Jewish Writers of the Past (2005)

Tell me, George, if you had it to do all over, would you fall in love with yourself again?

as recounted by Levant in A Smattering of Ignorance (1940)

I envy people who drink — at least they know what to blame everything on.

Jon Winokur in The Portable Curmudgeon (1992)

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Be wise;
Soar not too high, to fall; but stoop to rise.

Philip Massinger Duke of Milan (1623)

Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Jesus

At very best, a person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Harry Emerson Fosdick On Being a Real Person (1943)

Modesty is an unnatural attitude, and one which is only with difficulty taught to children.

Isaac Asimov The Early Asimov Book Two (1972)

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