You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.
Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
No great genius is without an admixture of madness.
Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.
Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.
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.
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.
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.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
A difficult journey read more
Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
A difficult journey to a splendid tomb.
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.
