Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
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.
What a new face courage puts on everything!
What a new face courage puts on everything!
Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She shows us only surfaces, but she is a million fathoms read more
Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She shows us only surfaces, but she is a million fathoms deep.
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
Patience and fortitude conquer all things
Patience and fortitude conquer all things
Seeing only what is fair,
Sipping only what is sweet,
. . . .
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Seeing only what is fair,
Sipping only what is sweet,
. . . .
Leave the chaff, and take the wheat.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
There is properly no history; only biography
There is properly no history; only biography
