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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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh: A Tale, 1849

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Genius is childhood recaptured. – Jean Baudrillard

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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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Since when was genius found respectable? – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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