When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic.
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
One kills a man, one is an assassin one kills millions, one is a conqueror one kills everybody, one is a god.
Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife she has thought much worse things about you.