I wonder what the engineers, technicians, and workers who make weapons all day long for killing their neighbor can possibly be thinking of. They’re not working for a living; they’re working for dying.
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the prope.