There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Genius Quotes, Talent Quotes

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he...

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of...

Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of...

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...