Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the read more

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.

God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.

I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.

I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.