Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
There is properly no history; only biography
There is properly no history; only biography
It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that
a man, having once shown himself read more
It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that
a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is
entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at
discretion.
With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation read more
With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation
Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist
that there is no such thing as progress.
The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the
insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain read more
The Gothic cathedral is a blossoming in stone subdued by the
insatiable demand of harmony in man. The mountain of granite
blooms into an eternal flower, with the lightness and delicate
finish, as well as the aerial proportions and perspective of
vegetable beauty.
Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes
Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
For what are they all in their high conceit,
When man in the bush with God may meet?
For what are they all in their high conceit,
When man in the bush with God may meet?
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
