Genius is a native to the soil where it grows - is fed by the air, and warmed by the sun; and is not a hothouse plant or an exotic

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Genius Quotes

The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.

The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures...

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless...

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless...

No matter how hard it is, true love is also the result of an accident...

No matter how hard it is, true love is also the result of an accident...