Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
A nation never falls but by suicide.
A nation never falls but by suicide.
Nor count compartments of the floors,
But mount to paradise
By the stairway of surprise.
Nor count compartments of the floors,
But mount to paradise
By the stairway of surprise.
A good intention clothes itself with sudden power.
A good intention clothes itself with sudden power.
God enters by a private door into every individual.
God enters by a private door into every individual.
Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each
other.
Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each
other.
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large
enough to cover.
Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large
enough to cover.
Every sweet hath its sour, every evil its good.
Every sweet hath its sour, every evil its good.
Impossible only means that you haven't found the solution yet.
Impossible only means that you haven't found the solution yet.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
