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    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.

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Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

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Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

by Vladimir Nabokov 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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No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

by Aristotle Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of read more

Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede--not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above fourteen.

by G. C. Lichtenberg Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.

Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.

by Joe Theisman Found in: Genius Quotes,
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

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His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

by Thomas A. Edison Found in: Genius Quotes,
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No great genius is without an admixture of madness.

No great genius is without an admixture of madness.

by Aristotle Found in: Genius Quotes,
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