There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor

Genius is talent provided with ideals

Talent does things tolerably well; genius does then intolerably better

Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire

Genius is the talent of a person who is dead

Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

God’s gifts are meted out according to the taker, not according to the giver

Great talents have some admirers, but few friends

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race