There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...