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Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.

Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Bigotry Quotes,
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The studious class are their own victims; they are thin and pale,
their feet are cold, their heads are read more

The studious class are their own victims; they are thin and pale,
their feet are cold, their heads are hot, the night is without
sleep, the day a fear of interruption,--pallor, squalor, hunger,
and egotism. If you come near them and see what conceits they
entertain--they are abstractionists, and spend their days and
nights in dreaming some dream; in expecting the homage of society
to some precious scheme built on a truth, but destitute of
proportion in its presentment, of justness in its application,
and of all energy of will in the schemer to embody and vitalize
it.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Students Quotes,
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Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

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A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Debt Quotes,
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Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit,
and not give the bread of read more

Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit,
and not give the bread of life.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Preaching Quotes,
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