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Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
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; he believes for read more
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for himself, not for another.
When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and read more
When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
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.