Alibis Quote by Charles M. Schwab

The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used…

— Charles M. Schwab

Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness.

— John Lubbock

“All geniuses are not successful just like all successful people are not geniuses. I would rather be successful than a genius.”

— Majid Kazmi

Genius is rare because the means of becoming one have not been available

— Victor Hugo

Every successful man or great genius has three particular qualities in common. The most conspicuous of these is that they all produce a prodigious…

— Walter Russell

Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we…

— Elbert Hubbard

There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius.

— Arthur Helps

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Genius, without work, is certainly a dumb oracle, and it is unquestionably true that the men of the highest genius have invariably been found…

— Samuel Smiles

It has been said that genius is only the power of making continuous effort. The line between failure and success is so fine that…

— Kate Smith

Weaknesses in men of genius are usually an exaggeration of their personal feeling; in the hands of feeble imitators they become the most flagrant…

— Eugene Delacroix

Men of genius are far more abundant than is supposed. In fact, to appreciate thoroughly the work of what we call genius, is to…

— Edgar Allan Poe