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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.
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.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
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.
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 profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
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.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
