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.

Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent--the power to do the right thing the first time.

Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent--the power to do the right thing the first time.

Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was read more

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was vom Genie gefordert wird, ist
Wahreits-Liebe.]

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

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.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.