Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.

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This quote suggests that individuals who possess great intellect or creativity may exhibit irregularity and lack of method in their work. These exceptional individuals may have so much knowledge or ideas that they are unable or unwilling to organize them systematically. Instead, they prefer to present their insights in a scattered manner, hoping that readers would be able to find value within the jumble, rather than go through the effort of arranging their thoughts coherently.

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