Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
We do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count.
We do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count.
Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.
Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.
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
Nor knowest thou what argument
Thy like to thy neighbor's creed has lent,
All are needed by read more
Nor knowest thou what argument
Thy like to thy neighbor's creed has lent,
All are needed by each one;
Nothing is fair or good alone.
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.
When it is darkest, men see the stars.
When it is darkest, men see the stars.
