Creative Quotations from Otto Weininger (1880-1903)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Otto Weininger
(1880-1903) born on Apr 03

Austrian philosopher. His single work, "Geschlecht und Charakter" 1903 (Sex and Character), served as a sourcebook for anti-Semitic propagandists.

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Talent is hereditary; it may be the common possession of a whole family (e.g., the Bach family); genius is not transmitted; it is never diffused, but is strictly individual.

The genius which runs to madness is no longer genius.

All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.

Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle.

Everything evil is revenge.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	Sex and Character," Pt. II, Ch. 4
R:	"Sex and Character."
A:	"Sex and Character."
N:	In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
K:	In "2,715 One-Line Quotations for Speakers, Writers & Raconteurs," by Edward F. Murphy, 1981.