A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Gifts Quotes

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Man is a piece of the universe made alive

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching.

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when...

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop...

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop...