Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Men are respectable only as they respect
Men are respectable only as they respect
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when read more
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be common, nor the common heroic.
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.
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.
There is properly no history; only biography
There is properly no history; only biography
The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze
The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
Earth proudly wears the Parthenon
As best gem upon her zone.
Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors, read more
Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors, and a misfit from the start.
The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in read more
The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
America is another name for opportunity.
America is another name for opportunity.
