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The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for read more
The merit of originality is not novelty, it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; he believes for himself, not for another.
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.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
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.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
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.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
