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But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
Fanaticism, the false fire of an overheated mind.
Fanaticism, the false fire of an overheated mind.
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
The craving to change the world is perhaps a reflection of the craving to change ourselves.
The craving to change the world is perhaps a reflection of the craving to change ourselves.
There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are read more
There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts. - "Prisoners of their Hairdos".
Anybody who is 25 or 30 years old has physical scars from all sorts of things, from tuberculosis to polio. read more
Anybody who is 25 or 30 years old has physical scars from all sorts of things, from tuberculosis to polio. It's the same with the mind.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
...ideas have a tendency to live lives of their own, and having become a part of tradition, they are very read more
...ideas have a tendency to live lives of their own, and having become a part of tradition, they are very difficult to root out. When summarized in a few neat words or phrases, these gems of wisdom become substitutes for thought, and gradually take on much of the status of revealed truth. Occasionally, some iconoclast sees fit to challenge one of them, and a brief flurry ensues, after which things go on about as before. It is easy to think of plenty of ideas that are passing, if they have not already passed, beyond the stage of effective discussion.
I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.
I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.
