A man of rare common sense and directness of speech, as of action; a transcendentalist above all, a man of ideas and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. — Nnamdi Azikiwe Copy Share Image
Transcendentalism is, we might say, an early form of anarchism. The Transcendentalists also did not call themselves anarchists, but there are anarchist… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing,… — Jose Marti Copy Share Image
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Belief fuels our decisions - even when we are not clearly aware of those beliefs. — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
God is all there is - God includes everything, all possibility and all action, for Spirit is the invisible essence and substance… — Ernest Holmes Copy Share Image
“The virtues are economists, but some of the vices are also...Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
For more than five years I maintained myself thus solely by the labour of my hands, and I found, that by working… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“The one created thing which we cannot look at is the one thing in the light of which we look at everything.… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I recognize the delivery of grace to my day, even if I cannot identify a specific return address. — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
Allow yourself to trust joy and embrace it. You will find you dance with everything. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
All this cut-price transcendentalism does not prevent California from being a startlingly physical state. This becomes most obvious where Los Angeles saunters… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
