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"Genius" (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all). — Thomas Carlyle

"Genius" (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all).

Thomas Carlyle
1858
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Hard workPersistence
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1858
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Thomas Carlyle
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Carlyle, Thomas. "Friedrich's Apprenticeship, First Stage." History of Frederick the Great. Vol. 1, London: Chapman and Hall, 1858, bk. 4, ch. 3.

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