Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

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.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.