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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.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
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.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
I invent nothing. I rediscover.
I invent nothing. I rediscover.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
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.