Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless!
When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless!
We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.
We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.
If we encountered a man or rare intellect, we should ask him what
books he read.
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If we encountered a man or rare intellect, we should ask him what
books he read.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
There is always safety in valor.
There is always safety in valor.
The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether read more
The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.
We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of read more
We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry.
There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all read more
There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.
Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.
