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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.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
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.
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.
Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of read more
Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
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.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
