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    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.

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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Originality Quotes,
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The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

by Arthur Koestler Found in: Originality Quotes,
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All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

by Clement Greenberg Found in: Originality Quotes,
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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.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Originality Quotes,
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Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

by Chuck Palahniuk Found in: Originality Quotes,
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What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.

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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Originality Quotes,
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No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's read more

No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.

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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.

by Nnamdi Azikiwe Found in: Originality Quotes,
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