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Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
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.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
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.]
Genius is only patience.
[Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]
Genius is only patience.
[Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]
I don't want to be a genius--I have enough problems just trying to be a man.
I don't want to be a genius--I have enough problems just trying to be a man.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
