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

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests,...

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

Nature hates calculators.

Nature hates calculators.

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

Thought is action in rehearsal

Thought is action in rehearsal

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.

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...

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

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...

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of...

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of...

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we...

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we...

Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to...Sooner or later you have to...

Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to...Sooner or later you have to...