Language is fossil poetry

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Language Quotes, Poetry Quotes

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

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.

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who...

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

Time goes by fast, and people go in and out of your life so quickly,...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct,...

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

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too...

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too...

True humility is contentment.

True humility is contentment.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.