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Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.
Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a read more
Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a bulldog goes after a cat - with every fiber in him tense with eagerness and determination.
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.
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.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.
Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.