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Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
A difficult journey read more
Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
A difficult journey to a splendid tomb.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.
Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
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.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genii.
True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genii.
