The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.
Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Only silence perfects silence.
The most profound statements are often said in silence.
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.
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