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Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.
Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
