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Universe Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Every individual strives to grow and exclude, to the extremities of the universe, and to impose the law of its being on every other creature.
- Everything in the universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines.
- The philosophy of waiting is sustained by all the oracles of the universe.
- Line in Nature is not found; Unit and Universe are round.
- The astronomers said, 'Give us matter and a little motion and we will construct the universe. It is not enough that we should have matter,…
- The poet alone knows astronomy, chemistry, vegetation, and animation, for he does not stop at these facts, but employs them as signs. He knows why…
- We are taught by great actions that the universe is the property of every individual in it.
- Power is what they want, not candy-power to execute their design, power to give legs and feet, form and actuality to their thought; which, to…
- Everything in our world, even a drop of dew, is a microcosm of the universe.
- We say love is blind, and the figure of Cupid is drawn with a bandage around his eyes. Blind - yes, because he does not…
- Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul.
- I am thankful for small mercies. I compared notes with one of my friends who expect everything of the universe, and is disappointed when anything…
- When the Master of the universe has points to carry in his government he impresses his will in the structure of minds.
- The simplicity of the universe is very different from the simplicity of a machine. The simplicity of nature is not that which may be easily…
- A day is a miniature eternity.
- There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.
- They have seen but half the universe who never have been shown the house of pain.
- [D]ivine Providence... keeps the universe open in every direction to the soul...
- I do not wonder at a snowflake, a shell, a summer landscape, or the glory of the stars; but at the necessity of beauty under…
- The universe does not jest with us, but is in earnest.
- 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…
- We are impressed and even daunted by the immense Universe to be explored. "What we know is a point to what we do not know."
- Who is he that shall control me? Why may not I act and speak and write and think with entire freedom? What am I to…
- Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
- There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. — Marcus Aurelius
- Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing… — Marcus Aurelius
- Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky,… — Sai Baba
- Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. — James A. Baldwin
- The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit. — Ansel Adams
- There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here,… — Douglas Adams
- In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a… — Douglas Adams
- The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl. — Dave Barry
- The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. — Scott Adams
- The principle of subordination is the great bond of union and harmony through the universe. — Catharine Beecher
- If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from. — Robert Benchley