"Genius is eternal patience."

Genius, Patience

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"Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

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"A genius is a grown-up that did not grow up."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Genius, Wisdom, Innocence, Truth, Creativity

"A popular author is one who writes what the people think. Genius invites them to think something else."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Genius, Thought, Creativity, Insight

"Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Genius, Humanity, Want

"Genius must be born, and never can be taught."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human."

Honore De Balzac, French Novelist

Genius, Action, Man, Mind

"This was genius at close quarters, and genius had that something above normal in it that was a great strain upon the ordinary mind and feeling. All five were different from each other, yet each had that curious quality of burning intensity, the single-mindedness of purpose that made such a terrifying impression. She did not know whether it were a quality of brain or rather a quality of outlook, of intensity. But each of them, she thought, was in his or her way a passionate idealist."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Genius, Intensity, Passion, Idealism

"Of all the things in the world, I'm particularly amazed at, is the conviction with which the MIND, endorses an Idea, which is phenomenal, as it differentiates the Genius from Mediocre, or not to forget the human stupidity in particular!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Genius, Stupidity, Idea, Judgment

"Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Genius, Soul

"If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

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"I am still learning."

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"The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image."

Art, Mind

"I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible."

Life, Art, God, Man

"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness."

Soul, Earth, Heaven

"Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him."

Love, Work, Age, God

"If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes."

Beauty, Love, Heart, Day

"Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture."

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"Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way."

"A genius is a grown-up that did not grow up."

"A popular author is one who writes what the people think. Genius invites them to think something else."

"Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use."

"Genius must be born, and never can be taught."

"The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human."

"Of all the things in the world, I'm particularly amazed at, is the conviction with which the MIND, endorses an Idea, which is phenomenal, as it differentiates the Genius from Mediocre, or not to forget the human stupidity in particular!"

"Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things."

"If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators."

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"I am still learning."

"The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image."

"I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible."

"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness."

"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."

"I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."

"Faith in oneself is the best and safest course."

"Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him."

"If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes."

"Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture."