Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.
inventiveness is childish, practice sublime.
the last steps of life are ever slow and difficult.
We always cut our poetical theories to suit our talent.
Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.