Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
My work is a game, a very serious game.
My work is a game, a very serious game.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,--
Can your lurking thought surprise,
And interpret your read more
Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,--
Can your lurking thought surprise,
And interpret your device,
. . . .
All things wait for and divine him,--
How shall I dare to malign him?
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering
trade.
The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering
trade.
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.
Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force.
Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force.
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.
