These are the prerogatives of genius: To know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.


A Cynic Looks at Life (1912)


These are the prerogatives of genius: To know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.

These are the prerogatives of genius: To know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.

These are the prerogatives of genius: To know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.

These are the prerogatives of genius: To know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.