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The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first read more
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
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.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
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.
