When a superior intellect and a psychopathic temperament coalesce in t…

William James
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When a superior intellect and a psychopathic temperament coalesce in the same individual, we have the best possible condition for the kind of effective genius that gets into the biographical dictionaries. ✨ William James (1987). Writings, 1902-1910, p.29, Library of America
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When a superior intellect and a psychopathic temperament coalesce in the same individual, we have the best possible condition for the kind of effective genius that gets into the biographical dictionaries. ✨ William James (1987). Writings, 1902-1910, p.29, Library of America

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