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.

When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and read more

When people are fee to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

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?

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.