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Genius may not be necessary, though even genius of the highest sort does not disdain the use of these ordinary qualities. The very greatest men have been among the least believers in the power of genius, and as worldly wise and persevering as successful men of the commoner sort. A distinguished teacher and president of a college spoke of it as the power of making efforts.
    天賦或許是不必要的,即使是具備天賦的人也不輕視使用一般性的才能。最偉大的人物一直列身于最不相信天賦力量的人們之中,他們像一般的成功者一樣,是善于處世和堅(jiān)韌不拔的。一位杰出的教師兼大學(xué)校長說,天賦是努力賦予的力量。