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Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If a man owns land, the land owns him.

If a man owns land, the land owns him.

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A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to read more

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Home Quotes,
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Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. read more

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Horses Quotes,
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In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or
say of the Laocoon how it might read more

In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or
say of the Laocoon how it might be made difference? A
masterpiece of art has in the mind a fixed place in the chain of
being, as much as a plant or a crystal.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Sculpture Quotes,
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Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse- power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse- power of the understanding.

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