Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes

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

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

Young men and young women, full of courage, originality, and genius, are everywhere to be met with.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Talent may frolic and juggle; genius realizes and adds.

Genius is what makes us forget the master's talent.

A genius is somebody who seemingly just reaches out of nowhere.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Talent shuffles the deck. Genius brings a new deck.

A genius is a man who has two great ideas.

Genius is the error in the system.

Giving calls for genius.

Genius--the free and harmonious play of all the faculties of a human being.

Talent is full of thoughts, Genius is thought. Talent is a cistern, Genius a fountain.

Wit is the god of moments, but Genius is the god of ages.

Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates.

Talent is the ability to say things well, but genius is the ability to, well, say things.

The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

Talent works, genius creates.

A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression.

Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.