All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think read more

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and read more

When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, read more

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself, not for another.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.