Ralph Waldo Emerson

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.

We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, read more

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.

In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated read more

In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity
and you need not give alms.

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity
and you need not give alms.