Quote by Ludwig von Mises on Genius and Creativity

„Society cannot contribute anything to the breeding and growing of ingenious men. A creative genius cannot be trained. There are no schools for creativeness. A genius is precisely a man who defies all schools and rules, who deviates from the traditional roads of routine and opens up new paths through land inaccessible before. A genius is always a teacher, never a pupil; he is always self-made.“

Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises emphasizes that geniuses are not shaped by society or school but by their own creative spirit.

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Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian economist, social philosopher, and one of the leading figures of the Austrian School of economics.

This quote emphasizes that creative geniuses are not made by schools or society but are shaped by individual creative power.

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Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was a prominent Austrian economist and social philosopher, known for his contributions to the Austrian School of economics. He significantly influenced libertarian and free-market economic theory and was a critic of socialism and interventionism.

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