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    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.

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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.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

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

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We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

by Horace Found in: Genius Quotes,
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When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and read more

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

by John Dryden Found in: Genius Quotes,
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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]

by Aristotle Found in: Genius Quotes,
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The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was read more

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was vom Genie gefordert wird, ist
Wahreits-Liebe.]

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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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