Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer read more

What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each
other.

Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each
other.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.