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The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
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.
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.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
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.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
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.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
