Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The word unto the prophet spoken
Was writ on tablets yet unbroken:
The word by seers or read more
The word unto the prophet spoken
Was writ on tablets yet unbroken:
The word by seers or sibyls told,
In groves of oak or fanes of gold,
Still floats upon the morning wind,
Still whispers to the willing mind.
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
