If you hope to achieve success, you must act according to your own talents. (Soviet Union) The essence of life is death; therefore, only those who love life can truly be free from the suffering of death. (Montaigne) Poetry must combine talent, learning, and insight. (Fang Dongshu, Qing Dynasty) There are many good books in the world, but they are good only for those who know how to read them. (Pind) Is talent itself not a form of suffering? (Thomas Mann) Wisdom and intelligence are the lever that moves society. (Balzac) People who do not earn money with their own hands are often not greedy; those who earn it by hand think of every coin as two. (Plato) Originality does not lie in the first observation of a new object, but in looking at old, long-known, or universally ignored things as if they were new. This proves a truly original mind. (Nietzsche) Wealth resides in talent, not in property. (Iran) What makes a hero? It is insight that leads the way. (Yuan Mei, Qing Dynasty) Adversity tests a person's character; only in extraordinary circumstances can extraordinary integrity be revealed. On calm seas, all ships can race side by side; but when fate strikes with an iron fist, only those with great courage and wisdom can remain composed. (Shakespeare) The test of whether a person possesses a professional talent is whether they can love the dull labor involved in it. (Logan Pearsall Smith) Where insight reaches, words follow. (Xu Zeng, Qing Dynasty) Talents buried at the bottom are truly worthy of respect. They work hard all their lives, busy without seeking fame or glory, driven solely by the idea of laboring for the public good. (Krylov) So-called originality is merely imitation after deep reflection. (Voltaire) Among talent, learning, and insight, insight is the most important. (Liu Xizai, Qing Dynasty) Grand deeds promote the development of creativity. (Goethe) All true talent is wit. (Tenn) Make way for talent. (Napoleon) Talent resides in understanding and can often be inherited; genius turns reason and imagination into action and is rarely, if ever, inherited. (Coleridge) The difference between talent and genius is like the difference between a bricklayer and a sculptor. - Ingersoll
Originality does not lie in the first observation of a new object, but in looking at old, long-known, or universally ignored things as if they were new.
