Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or
say of the Laocoon how it might read more
In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or
say of the Laocoon how it might be made difference? A
masterpiece of art has in the mind a fixed place in the chain of
being, as much as a plant or a crystal.
We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in read more
We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in the pew,
On Monday in the mall.
For what avail the plough or sail,
Or land, or life, if freedom fail?
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
