Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
You cannot see the mountain near
You cannot see the mountain near
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
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.
Difficulties exist to be surmounted
Difficulties exist to be surmounted
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything read more
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and gladly entertained by men around him.
