About This Quote
In this quote, the author is explaining that the greatest value that a person can have in life is to be able to create their own original ideas. This value does not come from a person’s skill or intelligence, but from their desire to create something new and different from everyone else. The only other species on the planet that does this is mankind. No other animal can replicate ideas or creations that they have not created themselves.
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