Adversity is the midwife of genius
Great men grow tired of contentedness.
The first method is that of a schemer and leads only to mediocre results; the other method is the path of genius and changes the face of the world.
Against attempts on my life, I trust in my luck, my good genius, and my guards.
One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms. Forms are for mediocrity, and it is fortunate that mediocrity can act only according to routine. Ability takes its flight unhindered.