The only way to be new is constantly to change yourself, and the only way to be original is to increase, enlarge, deepen your own personality.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Creativity Originality Self-improvement Personal growth

Author

W. Somerset Maugham

Source

Journals of W. Somerset Maugham

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Maugham, William Somerset. A Writer's Notebook. Greenwood Press, 1970.

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Author

William James
Source
The Principles of Psychology
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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