“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Variant: Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.
“Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.”
"A Clean Conscience Never Relaxes"
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938)
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Variant: Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence and fulfills the duty to express the results of his thoughts in clear form.
