Ralph Waldo Emerson

Blame is safer than praise.

Blame is safer than praise.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.

There is always safety in valor.

There is always safety in valor.

Where there is no vision a people perish.

Where there is no vision a people perish.

What point of morals, of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of
religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, read more

What point of morals, of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of
religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, has he not settled?
What mystery has he not signified his knowledge of? What office,
or function, or district of man's work, has he not remembered?
What king has he not taught state, as Talma taught Napoleon?
What maiden has not found him finer than her delicacy? What
lover has he not outloved? What sage has he not outseen? What
gentleman has he not instructed in the rudeness of his behavior?