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Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for read more
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men--that is genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Perhaps, moreover, he whose genius appears deepest and truest
excels his fellows in nothing save the knack of expression; read more
Perhaps, moreover, he whose genius appears deepest and truest
excels his fellows in nothing save the knack of expression; he
throws out occasionally a lucky hint at truths of which every
human soul is profoundly though unutterably conscious.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.
His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
