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    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.

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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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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.

by George Farquhar Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

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Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

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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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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

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Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

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

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

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Genius Quotes,
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