What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it.

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.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.

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.

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

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.

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.