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Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Genius Quotes,
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It is the privilege of genius that to it life never grows commonplace as to the rest of us.

It is the privilege of genius that to it life never grows commonplace as to the rest of us.

by James Russell Lowell 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 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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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.

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Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent--the power to do the right thing the first time.

Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent--the power to do the right thing the first time.

by Elbert Hubbard 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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No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

by Aristotle Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Genius Quotes,
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