Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region read more
I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech,
the sea which receives tributaries from every region under
heaven. I should as soon think of swimming across the Charles
river when I wish to go to Boston, as of reading all my books in
originals, when I have them rendered for me in my mother tongue.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
The true poem is the poet's mind.
The true poem is the poet's mind.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
