I'm sure there are more out there somewhere, but these are the best I've collected. Any additions will be greatly appreciated.

When you take stuff from one author, it's plagiarism; if you take it from many writers, it's research.
    Wilson Mizner

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
    Dean Inge (1913-1973) U.S. author, dramatist

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.
    Josh Billings (1818-1885) U.S. writer

Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism.
    George Moore (1852-1933) Irish author, poet, dramatist

A good composer does not imitate, he steals.
    Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Russian composer

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) U.S.-English poet, critic, playwright

Our best thoughts come from others.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson

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