Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
To believe in luck - is skepticism
To believe in luck - is skepticism
Whatever limits us, we call Fate
Whatever limits us, we call Fate
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Harmony of aim, not identity of conclusion, is the secret of sympathetic life.
Harmony of aim, not identity of conclusion, is the secret of sympathetic life.
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made read more
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
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.
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
