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.

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.

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.

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.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover.

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.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

All cases are unique and very similar to others.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.