Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the read more
Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age.
All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.
All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.
My work is a game, a very serious game.
My work is a game, a very serious game.
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one
It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that
a man, having once shown himself read more
It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that
a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is
entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at
discretion.
Extremes meet and there is no better example than the haughtiness of humility.
Extremes meet and there is no better example than the haughtiness of humility.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.
The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith
The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith
