To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.

Quote by John Buchan

Topics: Genius Quotes

Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul,...

Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul,...

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.

Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but...

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but...

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather...

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather...

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

But some love not the method of your first; Romance they count it, throw't away...

But some love not the method of your first; Romance they count it, throw't away...

Without humility there can be no humanity.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and...

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and...

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their...

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their...

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep...

Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep...

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make...

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make...

Without humility there can be no humanity

Without humility there can be no humanity

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

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

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way