Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong is what is against it.
The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong is what is against it.
Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit,
and not give the bread of read more
Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit,
and not give the bread of life.
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
We are wiser than we know.
We are wiser than we know.
Born for success, he seemed
With grace to win, with heart to hold,
With shining gifts that read more
Born for success, he seemed
With grace to win, with heart to hold,
With shining gifts that took all eyes.
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
Self-trust is the essence of heroism.
Self-trust is the essence of heroism.
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
