Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for read more
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men--that is genius.
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
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.
The more reason, the less government.
The more reason, the less government.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
Conversation is a game of circles.
Conversation is a game of circles.
My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my face.
My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my face.
An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in read more
An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
