Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.
Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.
And striving to be Man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.
And striving to be Man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.
Olympian bards who sung
Divine ideas below,
Which always find us young
And always read more
Olympian bards who sung
Divine ideas below,
Which always find us young
And always keep us so.
Only so much do I know, as I have lived.
Only so much do I know, as I have lived.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without read more
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.
Self-trust is the first secret of success
Self-trust is the first secret of success
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.
Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
