Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

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.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

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.