"The two parties which divide the State, the……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The two parties which divide the State, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation are very old, and have disputed the possession of the world ever since it was made ... Now one, now the other gets the day, and still the fight renews itself as if for the first time, under new names and hot personalities ... Innovation is the salient energy; Conservatism the pause on the last movement."
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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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In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
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All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to…
— Joan of Arc
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Conservatism, ever more timorous and narrow, disgusts the children, and drives them for a mouthful of fresh air into radicalism.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Conservatism must be based on allowing everyone to become an owner - equity for everyman.
— John Redwood
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At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to…
— Naomi Oreskes
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There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice.
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Conservative ideas are alive and dynamic, the result of a free and intellectually honest vision for the country. As long…
— Rush Limbaugh
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Success breeds conservatism, and that means a love affair with the status quo and an aversion to change.
— Unknown Author
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Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves.
— Friedrich August von Hayek
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I am not a conservative — neo or paleo. Conservatism is a respectable outlook... I just do not happen to…
— Allan Bloom
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