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.
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
All life is an experiment.
All life is an experiment.
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
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.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
As soon as there is life, there is danger
As soon as there is life, there is danger
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays read more
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
