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.]

I do not want to die ... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the read more

I do not want to die ... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

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.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.

I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a read more

Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a bulldog goes after a cat - with every fiber in him tense with eagerness and determination.

Talent works, genius creates.

Talent works, genius creates.