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Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Josh Billings

American Comedian

Born: Apr 21, 1818

Died: Oct 14, 1885

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Genius, Sense, Enough, Instinct, Common, Common Sense

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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge

There is no great genius without some touch of madness. Aristotle

Great Genius Intelligence Madness Great Genius Some Touch Without

To see things in the seed, that is genius. Lao Tzu

Genius See Seed Things

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health. Henry David Thoreau

Motivational Life Health Genius Abundance

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. Arthur Schopenhauer

Genius Else See No-One Talent Target Hit Hits

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Genius Intelligence Clothes Sense Dressed Common Working

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe

Genius Madness Better Beauty Boring Imperfection Absolutely Than Ridiculous

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Genius Brainy Must Talent Does

Genius is initiative on fire. Holbrook Jackson

Genius Fire Initiative

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