Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
My work is a game, a very serious game.
My work is a game, a very serious game.
To believe in luck - is skepticism
To believe in luck - is skepticism
Extremes meet and there is no better example than the haughtiness of humility.
Extremes meet and there is no better example than the haughtiness of humility.
Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the read more
Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age.
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith
The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,--
Can your lurking thought surprise,
And interpret your read more
Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,--
Can your lurking thought surprise,
And interpret your device,
. . . .
All things wait for and divine him,--
How shall I dare to malign him?
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.
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.
