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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Genius Quotes

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

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...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

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...

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

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...

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with...

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

If there is True Evil in this World, it Lies in the Heart of Mankind

If there is True Evil in this World, it Lies in the Heart of Mankind

There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a...

There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a...

The true lover of Mother Nature is highly likely to be a good-natured person.

The true lover of Mother Nature is highly likely to be a good-natured person.