Bernard Williams Quotes

Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.

Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

Genius is an exceedingly common human quality, probably natural to most of us.

You can do something with talent, but nothing with genius.

Talent is a tenant in the house owned by genius.

Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is.

Talent is the ability to say things well, but genius is the ability to, well, say things.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man.

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

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

Genius gives birth, talent delivers.

Talent may frolic and juggle; genius realizes and adds.

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.

When you're talented, you're talented.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

The difference between being able to understand something and inventing it in the first place... is called genius.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.