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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede - not because they have a hundred feet but because most people can't count above fourteen. - Quote by G. C. Lichtenberg

Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede – not because they have a hundred feet but because most people can’t count above fourteen.

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