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> Everything is a mix of previous things "There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of
by passion__desire 3y ago
> Everything is a mix of previous things
"There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages."
― Mark Twain, Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review
- nico 3y agoSo beautiful, thank you
- passion__desire 3y agoThe comment is meta in some sense as your observation should have been expressed by someone else before because that's what your observation implies.