"The South-wind brings Life, sunshine and desire, And……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The South-wind brings Life, sunshine and desire, And on every mount and meadow Breathes aromatic fire; But over the dead he has no power, The lost, the lost, he cannot restore; And, looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson has 2,823 quotes on this site.
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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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There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
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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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Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets…
— Oliver Goldsmith
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The America of Moctezuma and Atahualpa,the aromatic America of Columbus,Catholic America, Spanish America,the America where noble Cuauhtémoc said: "I am…
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The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and with the brightest roses blushing…
— William C. Bryant
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Die of a rose in aromatic pain.
— Alexander Pope
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On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from…
— Thomas Jefferson
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It is sparkling light, aromatic plants, a lofty palace, a flowing river, ripe fruit, a beautiful wife and abundant clothing,…
— Muhammad
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Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was…
— William Bartram
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He lay back for a little in his bed thinking about the smells of food . . . of the…
— Evelyn Waugh
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The lime trees were in bloom. But in the early morning only a faint fragrance drifted through the garden, an…
— Isak Dinesen
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The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day.
— Hippocrates
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Coffee arrived and the espresso was excellent, like an aromatic electric fence.
— Ben Aaronovitch
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No Senses stronger than his brain can bear. Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man…
— Alexander Pope
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