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blessing to its possessor, it may also make him very
unhappy in his relations with the world. 1

B. Good, that you reminded me of genius. To
some extent it upsets the facts you are trying to
vindicate. A genius is a man whose theoretical side
enormously outweighs his practical. Even though he
cannot grasp eternal relations, he can see a little
deeper into the things of this world; attamen est
quodam prodire tenus. It is quite true that this
does render the intellect of genius less fit to grasp the
finite things of earth; just as a telescope is a good
thing, but not in a theatre. Here we seem to have
reached a point where we agree, and we need not
pursue the subject further.

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1 Translator's Note. This is a favourite remark of Schopen-
hauer's. Some account of his interesting theory of Genius
touched upon at the conclusion of this dialogue may be found
in the concluding section of another volume in the series,
The Art of Literature.

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Publication Information: Book Title: Religion: A Dialogue, and Other Essays. Contributors: Arthur Schopenhauer - author, T. Bailey Saunders - transltr. Publisher: Swan Sonnenschein. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1910. Page Number: 124.
    
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