It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of read more

Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality