Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.
The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
Self-trust is the first secret of success
Self-trust is the first secret of success
Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint.
Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint.
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.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
