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The original is unfaithful to the translation.
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.
No great thing is created suddenly.
No great thing is created suddenly.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole read more
It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.
... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.
The human mind cannot create anything. It produces nothing until after having been fertilized by experience and meditation; its acquisitions read more
The human mind cannot create anything. It produces nothing until after having been fertilized by experience and meditation; its acquisitions are the gems of its production.
