Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to read more
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of them, so will other men.
Society is infested by persons who, seeing that the sentiments please, counterfeit the expression of them. These we call sentimentalists--talkers read more
Society is infested by persons who, seeing that the sentiments please, counterfeit the expression of them. These we call sentimentalists--talkers who mistake the description for the thing, saying for having.
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
