#genius

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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Rules and models destroy genius and art. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#destroy #genius #models #rules

Dandyism is a variety of genius. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#variety

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#humanity #like #rusts #use #want

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#believe #freedom #genius #i #i believe

Picasso, Michelangelo, possibly, might be verging on genius, but I don't think a painter like Rembrandt is a genius. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#i #like #michelangelo #might #painter

Genius: the superhuman in man. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#man #superhuman

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. ↗

— J. G. Holland

#master #nature #talents

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

#arms #does #genius #know #often