Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

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.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that read more

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

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.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.