Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
You cannot see the mountain near
You cannot see the mountain near
We change, whether we like it or not
We change, whether we like it or not
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
I can find my biography in every fable that I read
I can find my biography in every fable that I read
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are read more
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?
We all boil at different degrees
We all boil at different degrees
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and read more
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul,
Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.
Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.
Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.
