Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Come, see the north-wind's masonry,
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
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Come, see the north-wind's masonry,
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
Curves his white bastions with projected roof
Round every windward stake, or tree, or door.
Speeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work
So fanciful, so savage, naught cares he
For number or proportion.
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places.
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places.
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is read more
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.
Society is infested by persons who, seeing that the sentiments please, counterfeit the expression of them. These we call sentimentalists--talkers read more
Society is infested by persons who, seeing that the sentiments please, counterfeit the expression of them. These we call sentimentalists--talkers who mistake the description for the thing, saying for having.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.