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Genius (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a name given just as the wood-lice in the cellar are given the name 'millipede'... not because they have that many feet, but because most people don't want to count to 14.

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Genius (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠sadly not defined in reference to the day of judgment, eternity, or to the footsteps of the Almighty.

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Genius (n.) has ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠their bright ideas closer together than most people.

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Genius (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a thing everyman can claim for himself at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together.

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Genius (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a word used with terrible imprecision — people come it as certain insects come by the name of millipede; not because they have that number of feet, but because most people won't count up to fourteen.

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