Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are read more
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?
Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.
Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.
Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech.
Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read
I can find my biography in every fable that I read
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
