Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 10 of 488 )
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself read more
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby-so helpless and so ridiculous.
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff.
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff.
