"Society, to be sure, does not like this……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Society, to be sure, does not like this very well; it saith, Whoso goes to walk alone, accuses the whole world; he declares all to be unfit to be his companions; it is very uncivil, nay, insulting; Society will retaliate."
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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities…
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If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false sentiment, I could never stay there five minutes.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the…
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Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.
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Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.
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The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial…
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One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the…
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Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want.
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The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
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A little praise goes a great ways.
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I want to say that nobody accuses their parents of abusing them without justification to do that. I didn't just…
— Roseanne Barr
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Prudence approaches, conscience accuses.
— Immanuel Kant
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Each government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective…
— Thomas Paine
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One thing that America is objectively exceptional at is overreacting whenever anyone accuses them of not being exceptional.
— John Oliver
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When someone accuses you of being 'childish', I think you should take it as a compliment.
— Stana Katic
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Gardening is the handiest excuse for being a philosopher. Nobody guesses, nobody accuses, nobody knows, but there you are, Plato…
— Ray Bradbury
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Whenever anyone accuses some person of being 'unfeeling,' he means that that person is just. He means that that person…
— Ayn Rand
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.. Playing live is about going for it .. it's about bringing it ... you should see a bunch of…
— Brad Paisley
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If anyone accuses me of lying, I'll simply say I'm not lying, which is just an extension of the overall…
— Mitt Romney
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I am willing to admit that some people might live there for years, or even a lifetime, so protected that…
— Thomas Merton
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They attack the victim, and then the criminal who attacked the victim accuses the victim of attacking him. This is…
— Malcolm X
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No one accuses the gunner of maudlin affection for anything except his beasts and his weapons. He serves as least…
— Rudyard Kipling
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