"Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man....such a man is a true gentleman."
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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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A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.
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A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I…
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Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than…
— Bette Davis
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You felt it as a depth of ease in certain boys, their innate, affable assurance that they would not have…
— Tobias Wolff
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Did either the nonexistent or the measured response after a series of attacks on Americans the past decade - in…
— Victor Davis Hanson
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In spite of his flaws, Oscar had a big heart and was always ready to help whoever was in need.…
— Emilie Schindler
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There can be no fairer ambition than to excel in talk; to be affable, gay, ready, clear, and welcome.
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That affable familiar ghost Which nightly gulls him with intelligence.
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Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about…
— Vicente del Bosque
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I am generally cast as the dependable, affable, loving, friend-wife-girlfriend.
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