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    Perhaps, moreover, he whose genius appears deepest and truest
    excels his fellows in nothing save the knack of expression; he
    throws out occasionally a lucky hint at truths of which every
    human soul is profoundly though unutterably conscious.

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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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The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and
no genius can long or often utter read more

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and
no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited
and gladly entertained by men around him.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the
parts of intellect are whetstones to each read more

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.

by Cyrus Augustus Bartol Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

by Lydia M. Child Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius
can appear.

Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius
can appear.

by Isaac D'israeli Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

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