Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
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
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.
Obedience alone gives the right to command
Obedience alone gives the right to command
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that
intense light will not make it read more
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that
intense light will not make it beautiful.
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.
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?
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
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.
