Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on which nothing is assumed. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The louder he talked of his honor the faster we counted our spoons. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, allennuis,vanish, – all duties even. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The only way to have a friend is to be one. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The senses collect the surface facts of matter…It was sensation; when memory came, it was experience; when mind acted, it was knowledge; when mind acted on it as knowledge, it was thought. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
