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 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.

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.

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 art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.