“her age was that indeterminate mixture of everlasting youth and anticipated wisdom which is the glory and the curse of genius.” AgeYouthGeniusGloryCurseEverlastingMixtures Book:the conqueror Source: the conqueror
“genius must ever be imperfect. Life is not long enough nor slow enough for both brain and character to grow side by side to superhuman proportions.” LongEnoughCharacterLife IsGrowsSidesBrainGeniusProportionImperfectSuperhumanPerfect Life Book:the conqueror Source: the conqueror
“Did any great genius ever enter the world in the wake of commonplace pre-natal conditions? Was a maker of history ever born amidst the pleasant harmonies of a satisfied domesticity? Of a mother who was less than remarkable, although she may have escaped being great? Did a woman with no wildness in her blood ever inform a brain with electric fire? The students of history know that while many mothers of great men have been virtuous, none have been commonplace, and few have been happy.” KnowsMenWorldMayHas BeensMotherBornBrainFireBloodConditionsStudentsGeniusHarmonySatisfiedPleasantGreat MenRemarkableMakersVirtuousElectricCommonplaceWildnessDomesticityNatal Author:Gertrude Atherton