Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems read more
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
