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.

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

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

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all read more

When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
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Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind,
And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.

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.

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.

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.

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.