Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free.
The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.
The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
The world always had the same bankrupt look, to foregoing ages as to us.
The world always had the same bankrupt look, to foregoing ages as to us.
When I have attempted to join myself to others by services, it
proved an intellectual trick,--no more. They eat read more
When I have attempted to join myself to others by services, it
proved an intellectual trick,--no more. They eat your service
like apples, and leave you out. But love them, and they feel
you, and delight in you all the time.
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment .
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment .
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
