“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
— Thomas Edison Secondary source“Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“But genius always looks forward. The eyes of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius creates. To create—to create—is the proof of a divine presence.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“A fine genius in his own country, is like gold in the mine.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.”
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