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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house...

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...

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with...

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

The years teach much which the days never know.

The years teach much which the days never know.

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Paradise is always where love dwells.

Paradise is always where love dwells.

If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for...

If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for...