Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
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.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
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
Come, see the north-wind's masonry,
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
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Come, see the north-wind's masonry,
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
Curves his white bastions with projected roof
Round every windward stake, or tree, or door.
Speeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work
So fanciful, so savage, naught cares he
For number or proportion.
The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.
The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; read more
The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.
