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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

We are wiser than we know.

We are wiser than we know.

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.