Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the read more
Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment, rooted in the ground.
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The earth laughs in flowers.
The earth laughs in flowers.
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome read more
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.
Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself.
Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself.
Our strength grows out of our weakness.
Our strength grows out of our weakness.
Concentration is the secret of strength.
Concentration is the secret of strength.
The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.
The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.
No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.
No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.