Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Men are respectable only as they respect
Men are respectable only as they respect
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts read more
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
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.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer read more
What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?
'Tis good-will makes intelligence.
'Tis good-will makes intelligence.
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.
