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.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that read more

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

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.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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.