Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
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.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
Culture is one thing and varnish is another.
Culture is one thing and varnish is another.
The day are ever divine as to the first Aryans. They are of the
least pretension, and of the read more
The day are ever divine as to the first Aryans. They are of the
least pretension, and of the greatest capacity of anything that
exists. They come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent
from a distant friendly party; but they say nothing, and if we do
not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.
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.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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.
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself read more
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby-so helpless and so ridiculous.
