Quote Genre: Original

Jean de La Bruyere – ‘We come too late to say anyt…

‘We come too late to say anything which has not been said already.’

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Douglas Jerrold – ‘When Shakespeare is charged …

‘When Shakespeare is charged with debts to his authors Landor replies Yet he was more original than his originals. He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘Perhaps our originality mani…

‘Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance of idle tinkering or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the … Continue reading →

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Oliver Wendell Holmes – ‘A thought is often original …

‘A thought is often original though you have uttered it a hundred times. It has come to you over a new route by a new and express train of association.’

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Bernadette Peters – ‘Youve got to be original bec…

‘Youve got to be original because if youre like someone else what do they need you for?’

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