Ralph Waldo Emerson

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there read more

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there is life there is danger.

We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of read more

We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry.

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts read more

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.