Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose.
The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose.
A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.
A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without read more
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
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.
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.
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of
night, time out of space, read more
Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of
night, time out of space, and space out of time.
Self-trust is the first secret of success
Self-trust is the first secret of success
