Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of read more
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure.
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.
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.
Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.
Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time.
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time.
The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so read more
The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so much needed.
Only so much do I know, as I have lived.
Only so much do I know, as I have lived.
I look on that man as happy, who, when there is a question of success, looks into his work for read more
I look on that man as happy, who, when there is a question of success, looks into his work for a reply.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
