Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Other quotes by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.

Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read.

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.