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Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there
Seduced me first to me a wicked player.
Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there
Seduced me first to me a wicked player.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. read more
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
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.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.
Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.
Genius is an African who dreams up snow.
Genius is an African who dreams up snow.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
