Age Quote by Eric Hoffer

By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.

— Charles Saatchi

... the genius never makes anything new, but always something that is just different, and the average talents provide him the possibility within which…

— Robert Musil

Don't mistake lack of talent for genius.

— Anonymous

Genius is what makes us forget the master's talent.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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

— Victor Hugo

Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never

— Lord Byron

Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less…

— Carl Jung

The life's story of great geniuses is a sad one, without much tangible reward, which does not inspire future generations to face a similar…

— Joseph Haydn

Genius is power, talent is applicability.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.

— Charles Horton Cooley

Talent jogs to conclusions to which Genius takes giant leaps.

— Edwin Percy Whipple

Talent and effort, combined with our various backgrounds and life experiences, has always been the lifeblood of our singular American genius.

— Michelle Obama