Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should
be an inventor.
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Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should
be an inventor.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Not from a vain or shallow thought
His awful Jove young Phidias brought.
Not from a vain or shallow thought
His awful Jove young Phidias brought.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
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.
Whatever limits us, we call Fate
Whatever limits us, we call Fate
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and
no genius can long or often utter 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.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze.
The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze.
