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.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

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.

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.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

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.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.