Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Genius
And Genius hath electric power,
Which earth can never tame;
Bright suns may scorch, and dark clouds lower—
Its flash is still the same.
Lydia Maria Child.—Marius.
Pale genius roves alone,
No scout can track his way,
None credits him till he have shown
His diamonds to the day.
Emerson.—Poems: The Poet.
Genius does not herd with genius.
Holmes.—The Professor at the Breakfast Table, Chap. XII.
Genius is always impatient of its harness; its wild blood makes it hard to train.
Holmes.—The Professor at the Breakfast Table, Chap. X.
Genius can never despise labor.
Abel Stevens.—Life of Mme. de Staël, Chap. XXXVIII.
Genius is always more suggestive than expressive.
Abel Stevens.—Life of Mme. de Staël, Chap. XXXVIII.
Genius is clairvoyant.
Abel Stevens.—Life of Mme. de Staël, Chap. XXXIX.