- Genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.
- Genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.Prov. People get brilliant results primarily by working hard, not because they have special inborn powers. •
Child: Betty always does the best drawings in art class. She must be a genius. Father: If you worked hard, you could do just as well. Remember, genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.