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

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Taste is the common sense of genius.

Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.