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"Originality is undetected plagiarism."
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"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."
"Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin."
"Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with."
"Ours was not going to be a clone of the usual expeditions, oozing with sleekness. It was clear from the start that oddity was our advantage."
"Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar."
"No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity."
"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
"Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else and failing."
Explore more quotes by William Ralph Inge
"I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance."
"In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted."
"I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty."
"It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own."
"A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours."
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