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| Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?. |
| Genius |
| And Genius hath electric power, Which earth can never tame; Bright suns may scorch, and dark clouds lower— Its flash is still the same. Lydia Maria Child.—Marius. | 1 |
| Pale genius roves alone, No scout can track his way, None credits him till he have shown His diamonds to the day. Emerson.—Poems: The Poet. | 2 |
| Genius does not herd with genius. Holmes.—The Professor at the Breakfast Table, Chap. XII. | 3 |
| Genius is always impatient of its harness; its wild blood makes it hard to train. Holmes.—The Professor at the Breakfast Table, Chap. X. | 4 |
| Genius can never despise labor. Abel Stevens.—Life of Mme. de Staël, Chap. XXXVIII. | 5 |
| Genius is always more suggestive than expressive. Abel Stevens.—Life of Mme. de Staël, Chap. XXXVIII. | 6 |
| Genius is clairvoyant. Abel Stevens.—Life of Mme. de Staël, Chap. XXXIX. | 7 |
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