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Seneca the Younger225
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist -4–65 BCRelated quotes
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others, genius bordering on madness”
Erich Segal (1937–2010) American writer
Voltaire Le Siècle de Louis XIV
"Siècle de Louis XIV," ch. 32 (1751), qtd. in Arthur Schopenhauer, "The World as Will and Representation," Criticism of the Kantian philosophy (1818)
Citas
Original: (fr) C'est le privilège du vrai génie, et surtout du génie qui ouvre une carrière, de faire impunément de grandes fautes.
“Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.”
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius”
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
“Madness is the genius’ substitute for stupidity.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)
Joseph De Maistre (1753–1821) Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat
"Of Experiment and of the Genius of Discoveries," p. 37
An Examination of the Philosophy of Francis Bacon (1836)
John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter
Genius is a form of madness and we're all that way. But I used to be coy about it, like me guitar playing. But if there's such a thing as genius — I am one. And if there isn't, I don't care.
John Lennon interview with Rolling Stone magazine (December 1970)