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Geniuses are commonly believed to excel other men in their power of sustained attention . . . but it is their genius making them attentive, not their attention making geniuses of them.
-William James
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Geniuses Are Commonly Believed To Excel Other

William James
Geniuses are commonly believed to excel other men in their power of sustained attention . . . but it is their genius making them attentive, not their attention making geniuses of them.
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