Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
The finest poetry was first experience.
The finest poetry was first experience.
Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King read more
Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred
blessings on me.
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the read more
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.
We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence.
Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence.
