Misfortunes often sharpen the genius. — Ovid (43 BC- 17/18 AD)
To See the General in the Particular
Always to see the general in the particular is the very foundation of genius. — Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
People of Humor
People of humor are always in some degree people of genius. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Talent and Genius
Talent hit the target no one else can hit; Genius hits the target no one else can see. — Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
Genius Is Self-bestowed
Mediocrity is self-inflicted and genius is self-bestowed. -– Eric Butterworth (1916-2003)
Eternal Patience
Genius is eternal patience. — Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Working Clothes
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Genius
Genius is patience. — Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
The Capacity to See Ten Things
Genius… is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. — Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
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