All men in the abstract are just and good

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Mankind Quotes

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

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

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

Even miracles take a little time

Even miracles take a little time

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

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...

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

I'm a hopeless romantic. It's disgusting. It really is. I've seen 'While You Were Sleeping',...

I'm a hopeless romantic. It's disgusting. It really is. I've seen 'While You Were Sleeping',...

That is what Americans do. We face a challenge -- no matter how great --...

That is what Americans do. We face a challenge -- no matter how great --...