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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
I invent nothing. I rediscover.
I invent nothing. I rediscover.
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.
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.
When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and read more
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.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
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.
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.
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.
