Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt read more
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely...
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give read more
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
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.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
