There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit.

Aristotle

Quoted in On the Tranquility of the Mind, by Seneca the Younger

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Topic

Genius and insanity Genius Insanity

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Aristotle

Author

Seneca the Younger

Source

On the Tranquility of the Mind

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Seneca the Younger. De Tranquillitate Animi [On the Tranquility of the Mind]. c. 60.

Current Citation

Seneca the Younger. "On Tranquility of Mind." Moral Essays. Vol. 2, Harvard University Press, 1963.

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The Nicomachean Ethics

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Author

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Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 1.

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 13:4-8

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Nature of love Love

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Apostle Paul
Source
1st Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
55 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (1st Corinthians 13:4-8).

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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

Ovid

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Existence of God God

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Ovid
Source
Ars Amatoria
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
2 0s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Ovid. Ars Amatoria [The Art of Love]. c. 2 AD, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Ovid. "The Art of Love." The Love Poems, translated by A. D. Melville. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1.