“Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them”

“Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together ”

“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm”

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

“He that deserves nothing should be content with anything”

“We study ourselves three weeks, we love each other three months, we squabble three years, we tolerate each other thirty years, and then the children start all over again”