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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Quotes about Genius

Wit lives in the present, but genius survives the future.

Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.104

The infirmities of genius are often mistaken for its privileges.

Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.31