The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Le style original; n'est pas celui qui n'emprunte rien de personne, mais celui que personne ne peut imiter.

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De Chateaubriand, Francois Rene. Genie du christianisme [The Genius of Christianity]. Paris: Chez Migneret, 1802, pt. 2, bk. 1, ch. 3.