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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.
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.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that read more
What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.
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.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
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.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, read more
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it 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.
