Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse- power of the understanding.
Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse- power of the understanding.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts read more
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.
What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer read more
What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
Men are respectable only as they respect
Men are respectable only as they respect
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.
By nature all people are alike, but by education become different
By nature all people are alike, but by education become different
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding
Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding
