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The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
