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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.
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.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
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.
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.
Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
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.
