Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the read more
Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.
Out from the heart of nature rolled
The burdens of the Bible old.
Out from the heart of nature rolled
The burdens of the Bible old.
We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of read more
We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry.
Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is so much warmth, so much read more
Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is so much warmth, so much bread.
Every day brings a ship,
Every ship brings a word;
Well for those who have no fear,
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Every day brings a ship,
Every ship brings a word;
Well for those who have no fear,
Looking seaward well assured
That the word the vessel brings
Is the word they wish to hear.
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
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,
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. read more
He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. He enriches me without impoverishing himself.
In America the geography is sublime, but the men are not; the inventions are excellent, but the inventors one is read more
In America the geography is sublime, but the men are not; the inventions are excellent, but the inventors one is sometimes ashamed of.
