#genius

The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#always #bears #cease #equal #genius

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius. ↗

— Warren Beatty

#genius #like #marriage #monogamy #requires

Developing your unique thought to the level of being appreciated and adopted by the world - that's genius. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#inspirational #motivational #thought #inspirational

Geniuses have the shortest biographies. ↗

— Claire Messud

#biography

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense. ↗

— Josh Billings

#anything #common #common sense #elegant #genius

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius. ↗

— Josh Billings

#common sense #enough #genius #instinct #sense

My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water. ↗

— Mark Twain

#drinks #everybody #fortunately #geniuses #great

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. ↗

— Mark Twain

#either #geniuses #live #others #themselves

Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better. ↗

— Carl Jung

#been #better #between #discrepancy #genius

The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#allowed #freedom #general #genius #insight