#genius

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. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius. ↗

— Henry Adams

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A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. ↗

— Joey Lauren Adams

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Genius is the talent for seeing things straight. ↗

— Maude Adams

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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

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A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when he is dull. ↗

— Louis Auchincloss

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When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines. ↗

— Beck

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Genius, like truth, has a shabby and neglected mien. ↗

— Edward Dahlberg

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