Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness,--an open and noble temper.
Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness,--an open and noble temper.
And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of
worship.
And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of
worship.
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.
The April winds are magical,
And thrill our tuneful frames;
The garden-walks are passional
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The April winds are magical,
And thrill our tuneful frames;
The garden-walks are passional
To bachelors and dames.
Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe read more
Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.
Fame is proof that people are gullible.
Fame is proof that people are gullible.
As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain read more
As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist.
An empire is an immense egotism.
An empire is an immense egotism.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easily amused. But everybody is drugged with his own frenzy, read more
The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easily amused. But everybody is drugged with his own frenzy, and the pageant marches at all hours, with music and banner and badge.
