Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
The faith that stand on authority is not faith.
The faith that stand on authority is not faith.
What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.
What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.
A man is related to all nature.
A man is related to all nature.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Cunning is strength withheld.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is read more
Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.
The years teach much which the days never knew.
The years teach much which the days never knew.
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all read more
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennuis, vanish,--all duties even.
Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the read more
Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment, rooted in the ground.
