A man is a God in ruins

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

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;...

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives...

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives...