"The essence of genius is to know..." - Quote by William James
The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.
More by William James
“Modern war is so expensive that we feel trade to be a better avenue to plunder; but modern man inherits all the innate pugnacity and all the love of glory of his ancestors.”
“Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.”
“Once a decision is reached, stop worrying and start working.”
More on Genius
“When a real genius appeares in this world, you'll know him by the fact that all the fools have allied against him.”
“If you criticize a fine genius, the odds are that you are out of your reckoning, and, instead of the poet, are censuring your owncaricature of him.”
“Genius is the power to labor better and more availably. Deserve thy genius: exalt it.”
More on Wisdom
“Deep insight will always, like Nature, ultimate its thought in a thing.”
“Life is so short that it is not wise to take roundabout ways, nor can we spend much time in waiting.... We have not got half-way to dawn yet.”
“I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning.”