Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability... - Gertrude Stein

This quote is attributed to Gertrude Stein.

"Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

Gertrude Stein Wisdom

Novelist Poet American 1874–1946

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