Originality-Imitation

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself, not for another. (Thomas Carlyle)

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality. (John Stuart Mill)

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest. (Eric Hoffer)

He is great who is what he is from nature and who never reminds us of others. (Emerson)