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Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
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.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first read more
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
All cases are unique and very similar to others.
All cases are unique and very similar to others.
When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and read more
When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.
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.
