Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule.
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule.
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff.
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Where there is no vision a people perish.
Where there is no vision a people perish.
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.
The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.
The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.
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.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
