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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.
Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.
His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.
