Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
If a man owns land, the land owns him.
If a man owns land, the land owns him.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.
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.
All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.
All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
