Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
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.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Money often costs too much.
Money often costs too much.
The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts,
is a power behind the eye.
The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts,
is a power behind the eye.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
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.
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 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.
We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, read more
We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
