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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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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.

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

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

by Abbey Edward Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

by Goethe Found in: Genius Quotes,
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To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for read more

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men--that is genius.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by Isaac D'israeli Found in: Genius Quotes,
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What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

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One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

by John Watson Foster Found in: Genius Quotes,
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In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated read more

In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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