If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and wilt stimulate thy jaded senses with wine and French coffee, thou shalt find no radiance of wisdom in the lonely waste of the pinewoods

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

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...

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

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

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

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

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...

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

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...

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

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

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

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.