Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when read more
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be common, nor the common heroic.
Patience and fortitude conquer all things
Patience and fortitude conquer all things
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
Friendship demands the ability to do without it.
Friendship demands the ability to do without it.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
Culture, with us, ends in headache.
Culture, with us, ends in headache.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
