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Quotation by Thomas Carlyle
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A Diary eds. H. Allingham and D. Radford (1907)Chartism (1839)Collected LettersCollected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (1970-1981)Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1839)Related Subjects
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Genius (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all).
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Scottish essayist, historian. The History of Frederick II of Prussia, bk. 4, ch. 3 (1858-1865).
The words are often misquoted as "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains."
The words are often misquoted as "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains."
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