Quotes
Quotes - Emerson
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
For what are they all in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet?
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . . Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon balls, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said to-day.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Conversation is a game of circles.
Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions, inspirations, flashes of genius.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
What a new face courage puts on everything!
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.
Blame is safer than praise.
Culture is one thing and varnish is another.
Culture, with us, ends in headache.
Cunning is strength withheld.
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word.
As soon as there is life there is danger.
