Arthur Schopenhauer Genius Quotations

A man of genius can hardly be sociable, for what dialogues could indeed be so intelligent and entertaining as his own monologues?

Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny.

To use many words to communicate few thoughts is everywhere the unmistakable sign of mediocrity. To gather much thought into few words stamps the man of genius.

Every child is in a way a genius; and every genius is in a way a child.

Talent works for money and fame; the motive which moves genius to productivity is, on the other hand, less easy to determine.

Genius is to other gifts what the carbuncle is to the precious stones. It sends forth its own light, whereas other stones only reflect borrowed light.

Every genius is a great child; he gazes out at the world as something strange, a spectacle, and therefore with purely objective interest

Talent is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot see.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.