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    When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.

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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.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Originality Quotes,
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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

by Joshua Reynolds Found in: Originality Quotes,
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When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

by John A. Shedd Found in: Originality Quotes,
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The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

by Herman Melville Found in: Originality Quotes,
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What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.

What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.

by Mark Twain Found in: Originality Quotes,
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Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, read more

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself, not for another.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Originality Quotes,
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Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

by Voltaire Found in: Originality Quotes,
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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.

by Chuck Palahniuk Found in: Originality Quotes,
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