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William Hazlitt Quotes about Genius

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Dandyism is a species of genius.

Dandyism is a species of genius.

William Hazlitt
Genius, Dandyism, Species

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.

William Hazlitt
Power, Knowing, Genius
William Hazlitt (1857). “The Miscellaneous Works of William Hazlitt”, p.38

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

William Hazlitt
Humanity, Intelligence, Genius
William Hazlitt (1859). “Table talk”, p.141

Genius only leaves behind it the monuments of its strength.

William Hazlitt
Genius, Behinds, Monument
William Hazlitt (1870). “The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things”, p.162

Death cancels everything but truth; and strips a man of everything but genius and virtue. It is a sort of natural canonization.

William Hazlitt
Men, Genius, Virtue
'The Spirit of the Age' (1825) 'Lord Byron'

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.

William Hazlitt
People, Genius, Vocation

The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it.

William Hazlitt
Genius, Merit, Assumption

Genius is native to the soil where it grows — is fed by the air, and warmed by the sun — and is not a hot - house plant or an exotic.

William Hazlitt
Air, Genius, Exotic
"The Complete Works of William Hazlitt".

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

William Hazlitt
Genius, Dandyism, Variety

Talent is the capacity of doing anything that depends on application and industry and it is a voluntary power, while genius is involuntary.

William Hazlitt
Genius, Talent, Capacity

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