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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Born: Dec 4, 1795
Died: Feb 5, 1881

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Merit, Sincerity, Novelty, Originality

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Albert Camus, Aristotle, Confucius, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lao Tzu, Plato, Socrates, Sun Tzu

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