There was never a genius without a tincture of madness – Aristotle

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire – Aristotle

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god – Aristotle

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness – Aristotle

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own – Aristotle

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope – Aristotle