Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

Genius... has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble... It might be more fitly described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds and keeping them therein so long as the genius remains.


Genius, i - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part XI - Cash and Credit


Genius... has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble... It might be more fitly described as a supreme capacity for getting its...

Genius... has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble... It might be more fitly described as a supreme capacity for getting its...

Genius... has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble... It might be more fitly described as a supreme capacity for getting its...

Genius... has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble... It might be more fitly described as a supreme capacity for getting its...