R.W. Emerson Quotes
- Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that… Accept
- The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder. Accept
- A mind might ponder its thought for an epoch, and not gain so much self-knowledge as the passion of love shall teach in a day. Day
- The leaves are falling, falling as from way off, as though far gardens withered in the skies; they are falling with denying gestures. And in… All
- A painter told me that nobody could draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree; or draw a child by studying the outlines… Attitude
- Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion.… Aversion
- Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. Society acquires new arts, and loses old instincts. Acquires
- Society is a hospital of incurables. Funny
- Society always consists in the greatest part, of young and foolish persons. Always Consists
- Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding. Ball
- No man thoroughly understands a truth until he has contended against it. Contended
- By God, I will not obey this filthy enactment! Carpe
- What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all. All
- Real action is in silent moments. Action
- Painting was called silent poetry and poetry speaking painting. Called
- Silence is a solvent that destroys personality, and gives us leave to be great and universal. Destroys
- Slavery is an institution for converting men into monkeys. Converting
- I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom. Freedom
- The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most. Advanced
- Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man… Ambition
- He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the plants, the waters, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments -… Enchantment
- A garden is like those pernicious machineries which catch a man's coat-skirt or his hand, and draw in his arm, his leg , and his… Arm
- The glory of the farmer is that, in the division of labors, it is his part to create. All trade rests at last on his… Activity
- The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary. Beautiful
- It has been the office of art to educate the perception of beauty. We are immersed in beauty but our eyes have no clear vision. Art
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