Language is fossil poetry

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Language Quotes, Poetry Quotes

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Self-trust is the first secret of success

Self-trust is the first secret of success

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...

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

Sharks have been swimming the oceans unchallenged for thousands of years; chances are, the species...

Sharks have been swimming the oceans unchallenged for thousands of years; chances are, the species...

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...