The true artist is known by the use he makes of what he annexes, and he annexes everything.

Oscar Wilde

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Topic

Borrowing and creativity Creativity

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

Olivia at the Lyceum Dramatic Review

Language

English

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Olivia at the Lyceum." Dramatic Review, 30 May 1885.

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What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Topic
Resilience Overcoming adversity Adversity Character

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Source
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Statement Type
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Language
German
Time
1889 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Götzen-Dämmerung, oder, Wie man mit dem Hammer philosophiert [Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer]. 1889.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Frederick. Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer, translated by Walter Kaufman and R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990.

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Imagination labors best in distant fields.

Mark Twain

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869.

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