Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.


Pelham; or, The adventures of a gentleman [by E.G.E.L. Bulwer-Lytton]. (ed. 1828)

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quotes

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.