The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

Geniuses are commonly believed to excel other men in their power of sustained attention. . . . But it is their genius making them attentive, not their attention making geniuses of them.

Genius ... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

If you find someone who bitches a lot, he's most likely a genius. This isn't 100% of the time true though.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.