Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the read more
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
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.
The world always had the same bankrupt look, to foregoing ages as to us.
The world always had the same bankrupt look, to foregoing ages as to us.
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.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.
London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places.
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places.
