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"When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived."

"Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent."

"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."

"A genius is a grownup that remained a kid."

"Oftentimes in reality, the genius is in the position of the antihero. Neither the good guys nor the bad guys really trust him because his truth is universal."

"In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still."

"Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble."
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"Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory; nothing can come of nothing."

"Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work."

"If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency."
Will,
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