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

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

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When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all read more

When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by C. Holman Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one.

Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one.

by Ezra Pound Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
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Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
A difficult journey to a splendid tomb.

by John Forster Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

by Arthur Schopenhauer Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Genius Quotes,
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What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

by Oscar Levant Found in: Genius Quotes,
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