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.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

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.

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 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.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.