You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.
Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.
Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
read more
Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind,
And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a read more
Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a bulldog goes after a cat - with every fiber in him tense with eagerness and determination.
I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.
I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us read more
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them which we are missing.
It is the privilege of genius that to it life never grows commonplace as to the rest of us.
It is the privilege of genius that to it life never grows commonplace as to the rest of us.