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But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)

Genius is of no country.

Charles Churchill

Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

Edgard Varese (1883 - 1965)

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

All these words we use, anybody can be a genius now. It used to be you had to have a thought no one ever had before or you had to invent a number. Now, it's like, "Hey, I've got a cup in case we need another cup." "Dude, you're a genius!"

Louis C. K., Louis C. K.: Hilarious¹, 2011

Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

Lydia M. Child

There's a fine line between genius and insanity². I have erased³ this line.

Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Critic as Artist, 1891

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion⁴ of their abilities.

Robertson Davies, "Fifth Business"

Genius might be described as a supreme⁵ capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds.

Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD), Epistles

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes) Valley of Fear, 1915

Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration⁶.

Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931), Harper's Monthly, 1932

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931), Harper's Monthly, 1932

Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor⁷ in it, but they labor in it because they excel.

William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)

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1 hilarious [hɪˈleəriəs] 第9级
adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed
参考例句：
The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine. 在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。 We can't stop laughing because the show was so hilarious. 我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

2 insanity [ɪnˈsænəti] 第10级
n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐
参考例句：
In his defense he alleged temporary insanity. 他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。 He remained in his cell, and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity. 他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

3 erased ['ɪreɪsd] 第7级
v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 )；抹去；清除
参考例句：
He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案，写上了正确答案。来自《简明英汉词典》 He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义，消除了政党界限。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 exertion [ɪgˈzɜ:ʃn] 第11级
n.尽力，努力
参考例句：
We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture. 我们搬动家具大费气力，累得大汗淋漓。 She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill. 由于用力骑车爬坡，她浑身发热。

5 supreme [su:ˈpri:m] 第7级
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life. 那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court. 他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 perspiration [ˌpɜ:spəˈreɪʃn] 第9级
n.汗水；出汗
参考例句：
It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration. 天太热了，我的衣服被汗水湿透了。 The perspiration was running down my back. 汗从我背上淌下来。

7 labor ['leɪbə(r)] 第7级
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor. 我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor. 艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

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