savant

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1. savant - Noun

2. savant - Adjective

3. Savant - Proper noun

Meaning

A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.

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I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite. Bertrand Russell

I object to being called a chess genius because I consider myself to be an all around genius who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he's like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing. Bobby Fischer

Part of the function of memory is to forget; the omni-retentive mind will break down and produce at best an idiot savant who can recite a telephone book, and at worst a person to whom every grudge and slight is as yesterday's. Christopher Hitchens

Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or engineer. For such or such special knowledge I apply to such or such a savant. Mikhail Bakunin

I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice. Dan Rather

A man does not become a savant by licking ink. Turkish Proverb

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