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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.
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first read more
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
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.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
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.
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.
