The only difference between a genius and one of common capacity is that the former anticipates and explores what the latter accidentally hits upon; but even the man of genius himself more frequently employs the advantages that chance presents him; it is the lapidary who gives value to the diamond which the peasant has dug up without knowing its value. - Abbe Guillaume Raynal

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Abbe Guillaume Raynal: "The only difference between a genius and one of common capacity is that the former anticipates and explores what the latter accidentally hits upon; but even the man of genius himself more frequently employs the advantages that chance presents him; it is the lapidary who gives value to the diamond which the peasant has dug up without knowing its value."

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Accidentally	Advantages	Anticipates	Capacity
Chance	Common	Diamond	Difference
Employs	Even	Explores	Former
Frequently	Genius	Gives	Himself
Hits	Knowing	Lapidary	Latter
Peasant	Presents	Upon	Value
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