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Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Josh Billings
Common Sense, Genius, Comedy
Josh Billings (1953). “Uncle Sam&s uncle Josh”

Common sense is an instinct given to man and enough of it is genius. Smartness is measured by the level of common sense one has, not by how much educated or knowledgeable he is.

Josh Billings
Men, Common Sense, Genius

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Josh Billings
Common Sense, Genius, Comedy

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

Josh Billings
Mother, Genius, Poverty
Josh Billings (1874). “Everybody's Friend, Or Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor”, p.236

Early genius, like early cabbage, does not head well.

Josh Billings
Doe, Genius, Cabbage

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