Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The word unto the prophet spoken
Was writ on tablets yet unbroken:
The word by seers or read more
The word unto the prophet spoken
Was writ on tablets yet unbroken:
The word by seers or sibyls told,
In groves of oak or fanes of gold,
Still floats upon the morning wind,
Still whispers to the willing mind.
Men are what their mothers made them.
Men are what their mothers made them.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.
