Smooth Ride

Having a healthy respect for old things can teach valuable lessons.  Dissect them.  Understand how they work and why they exist. 

Keep making new things.  Just don't think what you're doing has never been attempted in any form.  Similar concepts have been tried.  Even radical departures are departures from something that existed and had a purpose.

The wheel has been reinvented too many times.  The world wobbles along, now, on different size tires.  A little more knowledge of old things might make the ride a little smoother.