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Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
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.
What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's read more
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.
