--- title: "12 Know Genius Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Know Genius quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Know Genius sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/mary-maclane-10500_doe_a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a_3136386.png" --- > [A genius who does not know that he is a genius is no genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-maclane/a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a-genius-is-no-genius/) [Mary MacLane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-maclane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/mary-maclane-10500_doe_a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a_3136386.png) > [Even the people who have it do not definitely know what genius is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hunter-austin/even-the-people-who-have-it-do-not-definitely-know-what-genius-is/) [Mary Hunter Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-hunter-austin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/mary-hunter-austin-16934_genius_even-the-people-who-have-it-do-not-defin_2996895.jpg) > [I know of no genius but the genius of hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-w-turner/i-know-of-no-genius-but-the-genius-of-hard-work/) [J. M. W. Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-w-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/j-m-w-turner-33993_genius_i-know-of-no-genius-but-the-genius-of-ha_2411573.png) > [“If the poet is not a real genius, I do not know what a genius is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/if-the-poet-is-not-a-real-genius-i-do-not-know-what-a-genius-is/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/552/friedrich-nietzsche-15_intelligence_if-the-poet-is-not-a-real-genius-i-do-no_1138574.jpg) > [I don't know what 'genius' even means. It's just a matter of keeping your eye on the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-buckingham/i-don-t-know-what-genius-even-means-it-s-just-a-matter-of-keeping/) [Lindsey Buckingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-buckingham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/lindsey-buckingham-3479_even_i-don-t-know-what-genius-even-means-it-s_2060791.jpg) > [The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-world-is-always-ready-to-receive-talent-with-open-arms-very-often/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/anonymous-1_arms_the-world-is-always-ready-to-receive-tal_1535667.jpg) > [“If you know that I am genius Then know that you made me genius Everyone don't accept me as genius Because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hasil-paudyal/if-you-know-that-i-am-genius-then-know-that-you-made-me-genius/) [Hasil Paudyal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hasil-paudyal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/hasil-paudyal-65356_depression_if-you-know-that-i-am-genius-then-know-t_1435681.jpg) > [I don't fool myself; I know I'm not a genius... I have good ideas, but also many great partners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-owens/i-don-t-fool-myself-i-know-i-m-not-a-genius-i-have-good-ideas-but/) [Rick Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-owens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/rick-owens-3754_fool_i-don-t-fool-myself-i-know-i-m-not-a-gen_132509.png) > [I really cannot know whether I am or am not the Genius you are pleased to call me, but I am very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-byron/i-really-cannot-know-whether-i-am-or-am-not-the-genius-you-are-2/) [Lord Byron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-byron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/lord-byron-356_call-me_i-really-cannot-know-whether-i-am-or-am_2493380.jpg) > [You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivienne-westwood/you-ve-got-to-invest-in-the-world-you-ve-got-to-read-you-ve-got-to-go/) [Vivienne Westwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivienne-westwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/vivienne-westwood-1763_amazing_you-ve-got-to-invest-in-the-world-you-ve_373252.png) > [I never thought of myself as being a genius. I don't know what genius is. I think a far better expression is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-graham/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-being-a-genius-i-don-t-know-what-genius/) [Martha Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/167/martha-graham-2832_blood_i-never-thought-of-myself-as-being-a-gen_593038.png) > [I really cannot know whether I am or am not the Genius you are pleased to call me, but I am very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-byron/i-really-cannot-know-whether-i-am-or-am-not-the-genius-you-are/) [Lord Byron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-byron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55c/lord-byron-356_call-me_i-really-cannot-know-whether-i-am-or-am_1439947.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-genius/#itemlist", "name": "Know Genius Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A genius who does not know that he is a genius is no genius.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mary MacLane" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-maclane/a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a-genius-is-no-genius/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/mary-maclane-10500_doe_a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a_3136386.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/mary-maclane-10500_doe_a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a_3136386.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/mary-maclane-10500_doe_a-genius-who-does-not-know-that-he-is-a_3136386.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A genius who does not know that he is a genius is no genius.” — Mary MacLane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even the people who have it do not definitely know what genius is.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mary Hunter Austin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-hunter-austin/even-the-people-who-have-it-do-not-definitely-know-what-genius-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/mary-hunter-austin-16934_genius_even-the-people-who-have-it-do-not-defin_2996895.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/mary-hunter-austin-16934_genius_even-the-people-who-have-it-do-not-defin_2996895.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/mary-hunter-austin-16934_genius_even-the-people-who-have-it-do-not-defin_2996895.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even the people who have it do not definitely know what genius is.” — Mary Hunter Austin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know of no genius but the genius of hard work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. 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