 Great wits are sure to madness near allied; And thin partitions do their bounds divide: Else why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest?  Notes and Queries - Page 2121904Full view - About this book
 | Mark A. Runco - Psychology - 2010 - 505 pages
...philosophy, politics, poetry, and the arts have all tendencies towards melancholia. — Aristotle, Problemata Great wits are sure to madness near allied/ And thin partitions do their bounds divide. —John Dryden, English dramatist (1831-1900) There is no great genius without a touch of madness —... | |
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