Ralph Waldo Emerson

My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and read more

My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and west,
And fend you with his wing.

I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.

I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.

The secrets of life are not shown except to sympathy and
likeness.

The secrets of life are not shown except to sympathy and
likeness.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and
there abide, the huge world will come round read more

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and
there abide, the huge world will come round to him.