Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

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.

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.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

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.