He was a genius - that is to say, a man

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	"He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities." - -- Robertson Davies

Subject: Genius

Top 5 quotes from Genius

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
"The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers."
"What is called genius is the abundance of life and health."
"...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone."
"So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so much in retrospect, that the amount of each person's genius is confined to a very few hours."

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