Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and read more

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage
to move in the opposite direction.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

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

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

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.

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.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

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

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

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

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.