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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 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.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.
