Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of read more

Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede--not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above fourteen.

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.

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
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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.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Philosophy becomes poetry, and science imagination, in the
enthusiasm of genius.

Philosophy becomes poetry, and science imagination, in the
enthusiasm of genius.