Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable read more
Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
There is no knowledge that is not power.
There is no knowledge that is not power.
If you shoot at a king you must kill him.
If you shoot at a king you must kill him.
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
Culture, with us, ends in headache.
Culture, with us, ends in headache.
