Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sanity is very rare: every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness.

Sanity is very rare: every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering
trade.

The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering
trade.

What point of morals, of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of
religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, read more

What point of morals, of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of
religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, has he not settled?
What mystery has he not signified his knowledge of? What office,
or function, or district of man's work, has he not remembered?
What king has he not taught state, as Talma taught Napoleon?
What maiden has not found him finer than her delicacy? What
lover has he not outloved? What sage has he not outseen? What
gentleman has he not instructed in the rudeness of his behavior?

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than read more

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay.