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.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same read more

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.

Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

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.

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.