Genius Quote by Jonathan Swift

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

— Jonathan Swift

“When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."…

— Jonathan Swift

When a real genius appeares in this world, you'll know him by the fact that all the fools have allied against him.

— Jonathan Swift

There are geniuses in trade as well as in war, or the state, or letters; and the reason why this or that man is…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“On Lincoln: "A profound common sense is the best genius for statesmanship.”

— James Russell Lowell

When a man of genius appears in the world, it is immediately recognized by the fact that all the blockheads join forces against him.

— Jonathan Swift

“Pretend you are a foolish to the tyrant – because if he realizes you are a genius, he might use you to harm others.”

— A Gentlemen

The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.

— Samuel Johnson

All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.

— Otto Weininger

“. . . the Yankee dollar and Confederate dumbness combined to heal the wounds of four years of fratricidal strife. . .”

— Robert Penn Warren

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

The genius must have his freedom and his independence.

— Ayn Rand