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"Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself."
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"Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent."
"A popular author is one who writes what the people think. Genius invites them to think something else."
"What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around."
"Labeled fools to the world are geniuses to the cosmos."
"Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in a simpler way."
"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."
"There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling."
Explore more quotes by Robert Henri
"A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods."
"Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think."
"Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away."
"Know what the old masters did. Know how they composed their pictures, but do not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right for them, and they are wonderful. They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you."
"It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do."
"Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself."
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