eccentricity

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friendship

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being weird

is an effect of the sphere of life of people with uncommon abilities not being adequate to their abilities.

People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

is merely the warping of conventional thought.

Eccentricity may be merely the warping of conventional thought, like wearing a tuxedo to breakfast. (Ian Semple)

is so viewed that one almost has to be sick, depressed, weird or tortured to be thought of as an outstanding artist.

It seems that one has to be sick, depressed, weird or tortured to be thought of as an outstanding artist. (LeslieAnn Butler)

is tolerated in a civilized society to the point of doubtful sanity.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. Robert Frost

Creativity is at the heart of eccentricity. (David Weeks)

Be virtuous and you will be eccentric. (Mark Twain)

 arises from the mind and a playfulness about life and language, manifesting itself in real individualistic character.

Eccentricity comes from the mind and a playfulness about life and language, manifesting itself in real individualistic character. (Coulter Watt)

 has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded... and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained.

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded... and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained. (John Stuart Mill)

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