Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of read more

We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry.

The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the
insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain read more

The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the
insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of granite
blooms into an eternal flower, with the lightness and delicate
finish, as well as the aerial proportions and perspective of
vegetable beauty.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

The passages of Shakespeare that we most prize were never quoted
until within this century.
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The passages of Shakespeare that we most prize were never quoted
until within this century.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,