It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Even miracles take a little time

Even miracles take a little time

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...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

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...

Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not...

Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not...

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...