A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.

天才就是除了谋生什么都能做的人。

A genius is someone who takes a complex thing and makes it look simple. An academic does the opposite.

天才就是把一件复杂的事情简单化。而学者则恰恰相反。

A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we are never more deceived than when we mistake gravity for greatness, solemnity for science, and pomposity for erudition.

一种无害的欢乐和一种愉快的心情，并不是天才所罕见的;当我们把严肃误以为伟大，把严肃误以为科学，把浮夸误以为博学时，我们最容易上当受骗。

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

天才很少被自己毁掉。

A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

天才不犯错误。他的错误是意志的，是发现的门户。

A man of genius makes no mistakes.His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

天才不犯错误。他的错误是意志的，是发现的门户。

A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man.

一个人有才能;天才占有人。

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

逆境显才华，顺境隐天资。

All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly.

我所有的天才都在于此;当我手头有一门学科时，我就深入地研究它。

Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.

任何傻瓜都能写小说，但只有真正的天才才能把它卖出去。

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.

在理解中发现的才能通常是遗传的。天才很少来自理性和想象。

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

你是认真的吗?抓住这一分钟!勇敢具有天才、力量和魔力。只有参与，然后头脑才会发热。开始，然后工作就会完成。

Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly.

最好提防天才和灵感之类的概念;它们是一种魔杖，任何想看清楚东西的人都应该谨慎使用。

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

书籍是伟大的天才留给人类的遗产，它作为礼物代代相传，传给尚未出生的人。

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

但是，一些天才被嘲笑的事实并不意味着所有被嘲笑的人都是天才。他们嘲笑哥伦布，嘲笑富尔顿，嘲笑莱特兄弟。但他们也嘲笑小丑博佐。