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Material Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial side; has its translation, through…
- Neither is a dictionary a bad book to read. There is no can't in it, no excess of explanation, and it is full of suggestion,…
- There is no prosperity, trade, art, city, or great material wealth of any kind, but if you trace it home, you will find it rooted…
- Shakespeare possesses the power of subordinating nature for the purposes of expression, beyond all poets. His imperial muse tosses the creation like a bauble from…
- We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet. Thus,…
- Invention breeds invention. No sooner is the electric telegraph devised than gutta-percha, the very material it requires, is found. The aeronaut is provided with gun-cotton,…
- Religionists are clinging to little, positive, verbal, formal versions of the moral law... while the laws of the Law, the great circling truths whose only…
- Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
- The moment our discourse rises above the ground-line of familiar facts, and is inflamed with passion or exalted thought, it clothes itself in images. A…
- Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.
- Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.
More Material Quotes
- We have some material on spying by a major government on the tech industry. Industrial espionage. — Julian Assange
- In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic. — Julian Assange
- As we have seen, WikiLeaks is a robust organization. During my time in solitary confinement in the basement of a Victorian prison,… — Julian Assange
- We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material… — Julian Assange
- What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend… — Julian Assange
- Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with. — Frank Auerbach
- No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to do that.… — Paul Auster
- Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he… — Sai Baba
- No, if it was up to me every record would be brand new studio material but Atlantic records asked me to put… — Sebastian Bach
- Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be… — Cecil Beaton
- Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear of death… — Cecil Beaton
- It's nice to have material things but they're very superficial aren't they? — Mark Addy