...people's sense." " I never knew a person with a badly developed head who was a believer in Phrenology." " Great power of mind, and great elegance of manners,...man of genius is more that of nature than of art." " It was a good remark of Swift's, that a man was too proud to be vain. Vanity and pride are the moral...

...emphatically on the previous day. Great power of mind and great, elegance of manners arc nearly incompatible. Powerful minds have an originality and intractability...politeness which are considered to constitute the perfect gentleman. The politeness of a man of genius is more of nature thaii of art. A QUEER 'UN. —...

...incompatible. It is difficult for a man of genius to be an adept in the graces of the drawing room. Powerful minds have an originality and intractability...extremely difficult for them to fall into that ease of conversational politeness which is considered to constitute the finished gentleman. The. politeness...

...nearly incompatible. Powerful minds have an originality and intractability about them, which renders it extremely difficult for them to fall into that...politeness which are considered to constitute the perfect gentleman. The politeness of men of genius is that of nature; and not art. Brazilian Converts....

...thirty-five in 1837. "Great power of mind, and elegance of manners, are nearly incompatible," MacNish wrote. "It is difficult for a man of genius to be an adept...politeness, which are considered to constitute the finished gentlemen." MacNish got matters slightly wrong. Rarely is anyone a genius; some people, however, have...