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Down Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- 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…
- Greatness once and forever has down with opinion.
- The populace drags down the gods to their own level.
- Art should exhilarate, and throw down the walls of circumstance on every side, awakening in the beholder the same sense of universal relation and power…
- We stand against fate, as children stand up against the wall in their father's house, and notch their height from year to year. But when…
- The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; aspires and not despairs.
- If a man sits down to think, he is immediately asked if he has a headache.
- There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for we get rid of cant and hypocrisy.
- Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that I could see - not to eat, not for love, but only gliding.
- There are not in the world at any one time more than a dozen persons who read and understand Plato:-never enough to pay for an…
- Self Esteem::"It is very easy in the world to live by the opinion of the world. It is very easy in solitude to be self-centered.…
- What is the foundation of that interest all men feel in Greek history, letters, art, and poetry, in all its periods, from the Heroic or…
- Little thinks, in the field, yon red-cloaked clown, Of thee, from the hill-top looking down; And the heifer, that lows in the upland farm, Far-heard,…
- If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling…
- I can reason down or deny everything, except this perpetual Belly: feed he must and will, and I cannot make him respectable.
- People who wash much have a high mind about it, and talk down to those who wash little.
- By his machines man can dive and remain under water like a shark; can fly like a hawk in the air; can see atoms like…
- A bullet had found him, his blood ran out as he cried. No money could save him, so he laid down and died. Ooh, what…
- No book was ever written down by any but itself.
- When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.
- Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion.…
- He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind, he has descended into the secrets of all minds.
- Don't be a cynic, and bewail and bemoan. Omit the negative propositions. Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the…
- For poetry was all written before time was, and whenever we are so finely organized that we can penetrate into that region where the air…
- Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.
More Down Quotes
- Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. — J. J. Abrams
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the… — Richard Armitage
- Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's… — Lance Armstrong
- My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers… — Desi Arnaz
- This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me… — Joe Arpaio
- The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we… — Mary Astell
- I could be on 52nd and Third in Manhattan up and ask a strange for directions and they will help you, that's… — Rodney Atkins
- I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods… — Rowan Atkinson
- I think every age lives in a blend of technology so there's always older ones mixed in with newer ones, and when… — Margaret Atwood
- The people you see in Nigeria today have always lived as neighbors in the same space for as long as we can… — Chinua Achebe