Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.
Talent works, genius creates.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.
Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.
Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.
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