All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.