There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.

There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.

恰当地运用一本书中发现的思想，就像成为这种思想的第一作者一样，具有同样的创造性。

-- Pierre Bayle 皮埃尔·贝尔