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His Work Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I look on that man as happy, who, when there is question of success, looks into his work for a reply.
- Art is the path of the creator to his work.
- We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents. It may be safely trusted as proportionate and…
- Every really able man, in whatever direction he works - a man of large affairs, an inventor, a statesman, an orator, a poet, a painter…
- God will not have his work made manifest by cowards. Always, always, always, always, always do what you are afraid to do. Do the thing…
- Life is in short cycles or periods; we are quickly tired, but we have rapid rallies. A man is spent by his work, starved, prostrate;…
- You cannot hide any secret. If the artist succor his flagging spirits by opium or wine, his work will characterize itself as the effect of…
- The writer, like a priest, must be exempted from secular labor. His work needs a frolic health; he must be at the top of his…
- A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or…
- God will not have his work made manifest by cowards
More His Work Quotes
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- What I learned most from my father wasn't anything he said; it was just the way he behaved. He loved his work… — Jeff Bridges
- Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed is that when the answers are simple… — Jacob Bronowski
- Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many… — Dan Brown
- I get so tired of people saying, 'Oh, you only make fantasy films and this and that', and I'm like, 'Well no,… — Tim Burton
- I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had… — Tim Burton
- When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of… — Tim Burton
- Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. — Thomas Carlyle
- Oh, give us the man who sings at his work. — Thomas Carlyle
- The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those… — Andrew Carnegie
- The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings. — Paul Cezanne