Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated read more
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
The passages of Shakespeare that we most prize were never quoted
until within this century.
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The passages of Shakespeare that we most prize were never quoted
until within this century.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Money often costs too much.
Money often costs too much.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
Men are what their mothers made them.
Men are what their mothers made them.
