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

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Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

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Topic
Forgetfulness

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Beyond Good and Evil
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 7, no. 217.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 7, no. 217.

Another quote about Creativity

The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Creativity Innovation Invention
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.