If it is true that...

Copying can be a sign of superiority rather than subordination

and

Originality is the presence of new ideas, not the absence of old ones

Then it must be true that...

New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things

If it is true that...

Originality is the presence of new ideas, not the absence of old ones

and

New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things

Then it must be true that...

Working with people you want to become like will influence you positively