O Reader! had you in your mind Such stores as silent thought can bring, O gentle Reader! you would find A tale in everything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If you cultivate deep silent thought, you will discover meaningful stories hidden in every ordinary thing.
- In plain terms
- Quiet thinking helps you find interesting stories in everyday objects.
- What can you take from it?
- Use quiet thought to find stories in daily life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ordinary thing holds a story for you?
- How does silence help your creativity?
Another view
Some things may remain meaningless even with deep thought.
More from William Wordsworth
One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.
Permalink to quote #96 I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.
Permalink to quote #98 Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.
Permalink to quote #95
Related quotes
We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflectio…
William WhewellWilliam Whewell quote #2 Have you watched your thinking? I watched that car go by, it was a blue car. Can I watch my thought in the same way, as it moves from one thing to another? And…
Jiddu KrishnamurtiJiddu Krishnamurti quote #4 'We are here to see and contemplate the great spectacle.' (p.10)
John BurroughsJohn Burroughs quote #8