Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there
Seduced me first to me a wicked player.

Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there
Seduced me first to me a wicked player.

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

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

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genii.

True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genii.

When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all read more

When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.