Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it
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His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it
to hold the memory of a wrong.
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.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
Without a rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.
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.
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 shoemaker makes a good shoe because he makes nothing else.
The shoemaker makes a good shoe because he makes nothing else.
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
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
For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor read more
For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys
