Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Literature Quotes, Praise Quotes

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

The dynamic shifted this year. There was a growing perception that supply was running out....

The dynamic shifted this year. There was a growing perception that supply was running out....

Close your eyes. Pray for plagues. Oh Lord cleanse this earth And bring upon our...

Close your eyes. Pray for plagues. Oh Lord cleanse this earth And bring upon our...

When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace.

When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace.