Genius is a light which makes the darkness visible, like the lightning’s flash, which perchance shatters the temple of knowledge itself—and not a taper lighted at the hearthstone of the race, which pales before the light of common day.

天才是一道使黑暗显现的光，如闪电般，甚至可能击碎知识的殿堂；它不是人类炉边点起的蜡烛，在寻常日光下便黯然失色。