Novelty Quotes

271 Novelty quotes by 227 unique authors

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. The believing man is the original man; whatsoever he believes, he believes it for himself,… — Thomas Carlyle
It may be said of some very old places, as of some very old books, that they are destined to be forever new. The nearer… — Amelia B. Edwards
To begin with our knowledge grows in spots. ..What you first gain, ... is probably a small amount of new information, a few new definitions,… — William James
Rock 'n' Roll is a combination of good ideas dried up by fads, terrible junk, hideous failings in taste and judgment, gullibility and manipulation, moments… — Greil Marcus
The secret of successful fiction is a continual slight novelty. — Edmund Gosse
Good writing is full of surprises and novelties, moving in a direction you don't expect. — Iris Murdoch
Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty — Dominic Lawson
No tempest or conflagration, however great, is harder to quell than mob carried away by the novelty of power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one's own ego and… — Pope Benedict XVI
The mere change of custom, even though it may be of advantage in some respects, unsettles men by reason of the novelty: therefore, if it… — Saint Augustine
We are here speaking in open disapproval of that false system of philosophy, not so long ago introduced, by which, because of an extended and… — Pope Gregory XVI
It is impossible to approve in Catholic publications of a style inspired by unsound novelty which seems to deride the piety of the faithful and… — Pope Pius X
Far, far from the clergy be the love of novelty! — Pope Pius X
This is precisely the reason for the dissatisfaction of some, who end up sad - sad priests - in some sense becoming collectors of antiques… — Pope Francis
In the life of husband and wife together, fatherhood and motherhood represent such a sublime "novelty" and richness as can only be approached "on one's… — Pope John Paul II
It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them. She is… — Mark Twain
Happiness ain't a thing in itself -it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and… — Mark Twain
I wasnt interested in novelty. I was looking for good drama. — Tom Baker
The need for novelty is the characteristic of an alienated gorilla. — Emile M. Cioran
I hope there is something worthy in my writings and not merely the novelty of a black face associated with the power to rhyme that… — Paul Laurence Dunbar
And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit slavishly to an… — Galileo Galilei
Novelty is to love like bloom to fruit; it gives a luster which is easily effaced, but never returns. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
As far as my creative urge is concerned, I do sit down and write my own music...I'll tell you a writer who I think is… — Unknown Author
There is little novelty in the detective who cannot solve himself. — Ben H. Winters
I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but… — Jay Mohr

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