Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

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.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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.

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

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.