All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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

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.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

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.

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.