Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
In plain words
A talent that's never trained stays hidden, like silver still in the ground.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Poor Richard's Almanack (aphorism #156), Franklin's own annual almanac, published Philadelphia 1733-1758.
- Poor Richard's Almanack
- 1733-1758 · Philadelphia · annual almanac aphorism
