Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough for
literature.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough for
literature.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
One thing is forever good;
That one thing is Success.
One thing is forever good;
That one thing is Success.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence.
Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence.
The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose.
The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose.
A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to read more
A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.
We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.
We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears beauty.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
