Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in read more
We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in the pew,
On Monday in the mall.
For what avail the plough or sail,
Or land, or life, if freedom fail?
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion.
The mind that grows could not predict the times, read more
The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion.
The mind that grows could not predict the times, the means, the
mode of that spontaneity. God enters by a private door into
every individual.
We change, whether we like it or not
We change, whether we like it or not
Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me read more
Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
