After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet.

One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of characters appreciated by the trial of adversity.

The promise of this life is imperiled by the very genius that has made it possible.

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.