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To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men
of genius--the men of reasoning and the read more
To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men
of genius--the men of reasoning and the men of imagination.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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.
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.
I have nothing to declare but my genius.
I have nothing to declare but my genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
