Doing easily what others find it difficult is talent; doing what
is impossible for talent is genius.

Doing easily what others find it difficult is talent; doing what
is impossible for talent is genius.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a read more

Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a bulldog goes after a cat - with every fiber in him tense with eagerness and determination.

But genius must be born, and never can be taught.

But genius must be born, and never can be taught.

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

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

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.

As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the
parts of intellect are whetstones to each read more

As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the
parts of intellect are whetstones to each other; and genius,
which is but the result of their mutual sharpening, is character
too.

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.