Edwin Percy Whipple Quotes about Talent

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Talent jogs to conclusions to which Genius takes giant leaps.

Giants, Genius, Talent

Edwin Percy Whipple (1859). “Lectures on Subjects Connected with Literature and Life”, p.162

Even in social life, it is persistency which attracts confidence, more than talents and accomplishments.

Perseverance, Accomplishment, Talent

Edwin Percy Whipple (1866). “Character and Characteristic Men”, p.14

Talent is full of thoughts, Genius is thought. Talent is a cistern, Genius a fountain.

Genius, Talent, Fountain