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All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.
When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
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.
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.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
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.
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.
