“The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency.” BelieveSpiritualSpiritualityBeliefI BelieveWomenMovementGeniusFunctionIntuitionTendenciesIntuitiveNineteenth CenturyElectrical Book:Woman in the Nineteenth Century Source: Woman in the Nineteenth Century
“His hypothesis goes to this - to make the common run of his readers fancy they can do all that can be done by genius, and to make the man of genius believe he can only do what is to be done by mechanical rules and systematic industry. This is not a very feasible scheme; nor is Sir Joshua sufficiently clear and explicit in his reasoning in support of it.” MenBelieveDoneRunningCan DoCommonSupportClearHe ManIndustryReaderGeniusFancyReasoningSchemesHypothesisSystematicExplicit Book:Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners Source: Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners