Men are what their mothers made them.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover...

Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover...

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.