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"I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him."
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"Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius."
"There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people."
"Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them."
"It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention."
"Genius, like truth, has a shabby and neglected mien."
"Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes."
"Sometimes an act of common sense is indistinguishable from an act of genius."
"Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one."
"Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius - and I count myself among these - have to restore the lost connection once more."
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"As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal."
"You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men."
"Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up."
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