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Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
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.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
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.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
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.
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's read more
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
