Genius is power.
The power that grasps in the universe, that dives out beyond space, and grapples with the starry worlds of heaven. If genius achieves nothing, shows us no results, it is so much the less genius. The man who is constantly fearing a lion in his path is a coward. The man or woman whom excessive caution holds back from striking the anvil with earnest endeavour, is poor and cowardly of purpose. The required step must be taken to reach the goal, though a precipice be the result.