Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
Talent works, genius creates.
Genius is talent set on fire by courage.
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.
Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.
Talent! There's no such thing as talent. What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous hard work in the right way.
Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.