Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
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.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
