Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason
Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason
Fame is proof that people are gullible.
Fame is proof that people are gullible.
The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have read more
To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and heart of the child.
Do not be too timid or squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Do not be too timid or squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
Men are what their mothers made them
Men are what their mothers made them
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.
When Shakespeare is charges with debts to his authors, Landor
replies, "Yet he was more original than his originals. read more
When Shakespeare is charges with debts to his authors, Landor
replies, "Yet he was more original than his originals. He
breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue
