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

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.

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

Adversity is the midwife of genius.

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

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