Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them read more
A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less read more
Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in a better order, in timeliness, in being at the right spot.