But genius looks forward: the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead: man hopes: genius creates. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

But genius looks forward: the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead: man hopes: genius creates.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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