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Master Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The passive master lent his hand, To the vast Soul which o'er him planned.
- The measure of a master is his success in bringing all men around to his opinion twenty years later.
- When the spirit is not master of the world, then it is its dupe.
- 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…
- Our people are slow to learn the wisdom of sending character instead of talent to Congress. Again and again they have sent a man of…
- When the Master of the universe has points to carry in his government he impresses his will in the structure of minds.
- There is a third silent party to all our bargains. The nature and soul of things takes on itself the guaranty of the fulfillment of…
- A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life.
- Shall I tell you the secret of the true scholar? It is this: every man I meet is my master in some point, and in…
- In the vaunted works of Art, The master-stroke is Nature's part.
- A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and…
More Master Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Spirituality is indeed the master key of the Indian mind; the sense of the infinitive is native to it. — Sri Aurobindo
- What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly. — Richard Bach
- The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of… — Richard Bach
- I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work… — Erykah Badu
- Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign… — Russell Baker
- The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master… — Mikhail Bakunin
- I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this… — Christian Bale
- Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master. — P T Barnum
- When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale… — Angela Bassett
- This veridic nose arrives everywhere a quarter of an hour before its master. Ten shoemakers, good round fat ones too, go and… — Cyrano de Bergerac
- God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to… — Alfred Adler