One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you...

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you...

Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing...

Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing...