Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
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Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
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?
Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force.
Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and read more
My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and west,
And fend you with his wing.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
If I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it; at any rate, brag.
If I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it; at any rate, brag.
