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    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.

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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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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.

by Joe Theisman Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

by Goethe Found in: Genius Quotes,
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

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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.

by Arthur Schopenhauer Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together.

by Georg Lichtenberg Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent
perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent
perspiration.

by John Dryden Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Perhaps, moreover, he whose genius appears deepest and truest
excels his fellows in nothing save the knack of expression; read more

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.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

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