Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Obedience alone gives the right to command.
Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.
Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything read more
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and gladly entertained by men around him.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and read more
My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and west,
And fend you with his wing.
