Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

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...

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...