Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the...

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

There is no knowledge that is not power

There is no knowledge that is not power

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

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...

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

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

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.