A man is a God in ruins

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is...

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...