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Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them ou

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man is difficult to find, and it needs –apart from discernment –a certain greatness to find him. – Margot Asquith

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In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self Reliance,” Essays, 1841

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Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. – George-Louis de Buffon

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Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out. – Marguerite Blessington

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