Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
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.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
When it is darkest, men see the stars.
When it is darkest, men see the stars.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
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?
A man's style is his mind's voice. Wooden minds, wooden voices.
A man's style is his mind's voice. Wooden minds, wooden voices.
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.
No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also.
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
