Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.

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.

Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius--and a lot read more

Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage--to move in the
opposite direction.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.