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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Discovery Quotes

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

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

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

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have...

Sprinkle joy.

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

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,...

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

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

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

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

The day you stop worrying will be the first day of your new life, anxiety...

The day you stop worrying will be the first day of your new life, anxiety...

Every morning has a new beginning, a new blessing, a new hope. It's a perfect...

Every morning has a new beginning, a new blessing, a new hope. It's a perfect...