Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daughter of heaven and earth, coy Spring,
With sudden passion languishing,
Teaching barren moors to smile,
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Daughter of heaven and earth, coy Spring,
With sudden passion languishing,
Teaching barren moors to smile,
Painting pictures mile on mile,
Holds a cup of cowslip wreaths
Whence a smokeless incense breathes.
There is no true orator who is not a hero.
There is no true orator who is not a hero.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
