Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and
there abide, the huge world will come round read more
If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and
there abide, the huge world will come round to him.
Nature... She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay.
Nature... She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay.
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
