Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
There is properly no history; only biography
There is properly no history; only biography
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
If a man owns land, the land owns him.
If a man owns land, the land owns him.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
The word unto the prophet spoken
Was writ on tablets yet unbroken:
The word by seers or read more
The word unto the prophet spoken
Was writ on tablets yet unbroken:
The word by seers or sibyls told,
In groves of oak or fanes of gold,
Still floats upon the morning wind,
Still whispers to the willing mind.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Conversation is a game of circles.
Conversation is a game of circles.
