Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
The earth laughs in flowers.
The earth laughs in flowers.
The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.
The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.
Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the read more
Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment, rooted in the ground.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome read more
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all read more
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennuis, vanish,--all duties even.
The true poem is the poet's mind.
The true poem is the poet's mind.
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.
Our strength grows out of our weakness.
Our strength grows out of our weakness.
