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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

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

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

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

No price is set on the lavish summer; June may be had by the poorest...

No price is set on the lavish summer; June may be had by the poorest...

Heat, ma'am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for...

Heat, ma'am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for...