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The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
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.
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.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
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.
What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that read more
What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
