Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.

Chide me not, laborious band!
For the idle flowers I brought;
Every aster in my hand
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Chide me not, laborious band!
For the idle flowers I brought;
Every aster in my hand
Goes home loaded with a thought.

London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.

London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.

There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all read more

There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not