Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in Literary Ethics in 1838,
"Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning anecdote, all flock to their aid."
What a beautiful thought. Stay with tradition and you ensure that you'll always be the same, but toss it aside, and the world is yours to use as creatively as you choose.
"Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning anecdote, all flock to their aid."
What a beautiful thought. Stay with tradition and you ensure that you'll always be the same, but toss it aside, and the world is yours to use as creatively as you choose.
( Wayne W. Dyer )
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