Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
Insist upon yourself. Be original.
The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on read more
The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on which nothing is assumed.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint.
Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint.
We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited.
We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited.
People only see what they are prepared to see.
People only see what they are prepared to see.
Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King read more
Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred
blessings on me.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the read more
The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country ;turns out.
For everything you have missed you have gained something.
For everything you have missed you have gained something.
