Anna Brownell Jameson Quote

As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it the rest of the character.


A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies, original and selected (ed. 1855)


As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it...

As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it...

As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it...

As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it...