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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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"Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action."

"He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft."

"Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character."

"The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere."

"In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak."

"A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes."
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