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Genius is
entitled to respect only when it promotes the peace and
improves the happiness of mankind.
-- Lord Essex
Genius without
education is like silver in the mine.
-- Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American
Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat
Hide not your
talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the
shade.
-- Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American
Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat
I'm not a
genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
-- Buckminster Fuller
American Engineer, Inventor,
Designer, Architect ''Geodesic Dome''
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It is not
because the touch of genius has roused genius to production,
but because the admiration of genius has made talent
ambitious, that the harvest is still so abundant.
-- Margaret Fuller
1810-1850, American Writer,
Lecturer
Better beware
of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of
magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants
to see things clearly.
-- Jose Ortega Y Gasset
1883-1955, Spanish Essayist,
Philosopher
The first and
last thing required of genius is, love of the truth.
-- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet,
Dramatist, Novelist
The greatest
genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet,
Dramatist, Novelist
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