Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
John Stuart Mill
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On Liberty, chapterIII, Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-Being, p122 (Walter Scott Publishing edition); Read title page and extended surrounding argument. Complete original sentence from Mill’s text, not W.L.Courtney’s introduction. Public-domain English. Context defends originality
- On Liberty, chapterIII, Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-Being, p122 (Walter Scott Publishing edition)
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