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

A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

Spiritual force is stronger than material force; thoughts rule the world.

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...

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

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.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...