Georg Christoph LichtenbergWhat I do not like about our definitions of genius is that there is in them nothing of the day of judgment, nothing of resounding through eternity and nothing of the footsteps of the Almighty.
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What I do not like about our definitions of genius is that there is in them nothing of the day of judgment, nothing of resounding through eternity and nothing of the footsteps of the Almighty. A person may be considered a genius in the eyes of the world, but if he or she has not lived a life that can be judged by God, then that person will never be considered a genius.
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