Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable read more
Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze
The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze
Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.
Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.
By nature all people are alike, but by education become different
By nature all people are alike, but by education become different
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding
People do not deserve to have good writings; they are so pleased with the bad.
People do not deserve to have good writings; they are so pleased with the bad.
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
