Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 310
... genius ; and without patience genius may often be unproductive . But genius is something more than patience . It is something that will hardly be bound down by definition , because it is above all law and science . It is more than ...
... genius ; and without patience genius may often be unproductive . But genius is something more than patience . It is something that will hardly be bound down by definition , because it is above all law and science . It is more than ...
Page 311
... Genius , they think , will give them all that . But others , and more worthy , ask themselves in fear and doubting whether they have one touch of genius , not for self - glory , or cheap notoriety ... Genius Genius at its best is often 311.
... Genius , they think , will give them all that . But others , and more worthy , ask themselves in fear and doubting whether they have one touch of genius , not for self - glory , or cheap notoriety ... Genius Genius at its best is often 311.
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... Genius Men and women of genius are the salt of the earth . Without them the world would be in the slough of ignorance and brutality . They are the leaders whom others follow when the road is made clear and straight . But it is hardly to ...
... Genius Men and women of genius are the salt of the earth . Without them the world would be in the slough of ignorance and brutality . They are the leaders whom others follow when the road is made clear and straight . But it is hardly to ...
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