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Quote by Guy de Maupassant
Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.
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The quote contrasts healthy, truly great thinking with the way people often use “genius.” It suggests that steady excellence is overlooked, while unusual or slightly unbalanced thinking receives the more exalted label. The wording is deliberately provocative: it challenges the assumption that brilliance must look strange or resemble madness, and questions whether “genius” is always applied to the most capable minds.
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- Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
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