Ralph Waldo Emerson

For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.

For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

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

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

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.