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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
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.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
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.
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.
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's read more
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.
