The avarice excited by these two sentiments is such that a fraction of them given to the poor is thought robbery.
"Do you think, monsieur," said Modeste, smiling, "that we should judge genius by ordinary standards ?" "Perhaps we ought first of all to define the man of genius," replied Canalis.

"One of the conditions of genius is invention,--invention of a form, a system, a force.

Napoleon was an inventor, apart from his other conditions of genius.

He invented his method of making war.

Walter Scott is an inventor, Linnaeus is an inventor, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier are inventors.