Quote Originally Posted by Sir Moody View Post
its actually a misquote - no-one is sure who actually said that - the first written example is a Hazelden Foundation pamphlet...

The quote has also been attributed to Mark Twain and Benjamin Frankilin...

It was also used several times by Vaas so Greyblades is actually closer to the truth
I stand corrected. It seems it isn't even a misquote more of an assignment to authority. Much like how all inventions in ancient China are attributed to the Emperor, modern humans are just as guilty of over simplifying and assuming that there are singular geniuses creating all our output.

I think I'm going to re-read Guns, Germs and Steel. It reframed the singular genius idea and why certain groups have been successful... Spoiler alert it's having the longest east west axis, creating environments that food packages can be distributed on and predictable seasons.