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What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. read more
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there
Seduced me first to me a wicked player.
Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there
Seduced me first to me a wicked player.
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.