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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.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
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.
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?
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.
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 cases are unique and very similar to others.
All cases are unique and very similar to others.
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.
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
