Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

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

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

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

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

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

Skill to do comes of doing

Skill to do comes of doing

A great man is always willing to be little.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

Imagination is not the talent of some men, but is the health of every man

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Wherever there is power there is age.

Wherever there is power there is age.

We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.

We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.

For in all the world there are no people so piteous and forlorn as those...

For in all the world there are no people so piteous and forlorn as those...