The Qualities of Genius | Success Podcasts

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success & Happiness

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Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality

3.8 • 799 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Listen to episode 1028 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Qualities of Genius | Success Podcasts. Edited and adapted from A Book of Cheerful Counsel by Nixon Waterman, published in 1909.

Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Helvetius, the famous French philosopher, says: "Genius is nothing but a continued attention," and Buffon tells us that "genius is only a protracted patience." William Turner, the great landscape painter, when asked how he had achieved his great success, replied: "I have no secret but hard work. This is a secret that many never learn, and they do not succeed because they do not learn it. Labor is the genius that changes the world from ugliness to beauty."

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1:11.3	Welcome to the inspirational living podcast. Today's reading was edited and adapted from
1:31.5	A Book of Cheerful Council by Nixon Waterman, published in 1909.
1:42.9	Am I a genius?
1:45.7	You hope and perchance believe no doubt that when you have a full opportunity to show the world what sort of timber you are made of,
1:56.1	that people will look upon you as being a, quote, genius.
2:06.6	Almost every person cherishes some such aspiration. And why not?
2:08.6	Such a trend of thought is to be encouraged.
2:11.6	It is proper and commendable.
2:14.6	We would all be geniuses if we could. The world admires a genius. If you are the
2:22.9	genuine article, it seeks your autograph, prints your picture in books and magazines,
2:30.3	and when you pass away, it is likely to build a monument over your remains.
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