I have nothing to declare except my genius.
- Oscar Wilde
A genius is one who shoots at something no one else can see – and hits it.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
- Seneca
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Genius is perseverance in disguise.
Every true genius is bound to be naive.
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.
- Mark Twain
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genie.
P K Thomajan
Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never.
Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.
Inspiration and genius are one and the same.
I can’t tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.
- J M Whistler
Genius sees the answer before the question.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.