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

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

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and read more

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage
to move in the opposite direction.

Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius
can appear.

Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius
can appear.

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.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

No great genius is without an admixture of madness.

No great genius is without an admixture of madness.