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Fortune has
rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
-- Isaac D'Israeli
1766-1848, British Critic,
Historian
Men of lofty
genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
-- Leonardo Da Vinci
1452-1519, Italian Inventor,
Architect, Painter, Scientist, Sculptor ]
Genius, like
truth, has a shabby and neglected mien.
-- Edward Dahlberg
1900-1977, American Author,
Critic
Few people can
see genius in someone who has offended them.
-- Robertson Davies
1913-, Canadian Novelist,
Journalist
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What makes men
of genius, or rather, what they make, is not new ideas, it
is that idea -- possessing them -- that what has been said
has still not been said enough.
-- Eugène Delacroix
1798-1863, French Artist
Genius is
present in every age, but the men carrying it within them
remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up
and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
-- Denis Diderot
1713-1784, French Philosopher
Genius, when
young, is divine.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
1804-1881, British Statesman,
Prime Minister
Patience is a
necessary ingredient of genius.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
1804-1881, British Statesman,
Prime Minister
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