Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone
All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone
Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less read more
Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in a better order, in timeliness, in being at the right spot.
From the feet, Hercules.
[Lat., Ex pede Herculem.]
From the feet, Hercules.
[Lat., Ex pede Herculem.]
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
If we encountered a man or rare intellect, we should ask him what
books he read.
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If we encountered a man or rare intellect, we should ask him what
books he read.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless!
When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless!
Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.
Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.
We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.
