Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Peace has its victories, but it takes a brave man to win them.
Peace has its victories, but it takes a brave man to win them.
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
We do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count.
We do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count.
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.
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
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.
So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, read more
So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.
I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community
can constitute a state. I think we read more
I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community
can constitute a state. I think we must get rid of slavery or we
must get rid of freedom.
The mob is man voluntarily descending to the nature of the beast.
The mob is man voluntarily descending to the nature of the beast.
It is dainty to be sick if you have leisure and convenience for it.
It is dainty to be sick if you have leisure and convenience for it.
