
“Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius.”
Discourse no. 3; vol. 1, p. 57.
Discourses on Art
Letter to Thomas Carlyle (28 September 1845).
“Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius.”
Discourse no. 3; vol. 1, p. 57.
Discourses on Art
“…talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice.”
On War (1832), Book 2
Discourse no. 6
Discourses on Art
“…every human being has an amount of genius in them.”
Source: Om Malik, Interview with Brunello Cucinelli http://pi.co/brunello-cucinelli-2/ 2015/04/27
"On Certain Inconsistencies in Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses"
Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/TableHazIV.htm (1821-1822)
Open Letter to the Committee Hearing Re: FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers
“YOU are a genius!… and I am a genius because I married you.”