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Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

proverb What appears as exceptional intellectual or creative capacity is actually the ability to continually exert great effort and attention to detail. Maybe these designers are born with some innate brilliance, but their designs are the result of a laser focus on getting all the details right. Ultimately, genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
See also: capacity, genius, infinite, taking

in (one's) (infinite) wisdom

Used ironically when describing one's action or decision that the speaker thinks was particularly stupid or ill advised. The management, in their infinite wisdom, decided to cut employees' benefits while demanding that they work even longer hours.
See also: wisdom
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Prov. Genius is the quality of being exceedingly careful about everything you do. If genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains, Marilyn certainly has it. She never overlooks a single detail that needs attention.
See also: capacity, genius, infinite, pain, taking
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • capacity
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
  • a man is judged by the company he keeps
  • a man is known by the company he keeps
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
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