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Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
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Genius and its rewards are briefly told:
A liberal nature and a niggard doom,
A difficult journey to a splendid tomb.

by John Forster Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
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Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such
We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much;
Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind,
And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

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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.

by G. C. Lichtenberg Found in: Genius Quotes,
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But genius must be born, and never can be taught.

But genius must be born, and never can be taught.

by John Dryden Found in: Genius Quotes,
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In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated read more

In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by Charles Bukowski Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by George Farquhar Found in: Genius Quotes,
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When Nature has work to be done, she create a genius to do it.

When Nature has work to be done, she create a genius to do it.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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