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A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.
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.
Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
Originality is the art of concealing your sources
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.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of read more
Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality
