Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Art Quotes, Beauty Quotes, Creation Quotes

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

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

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

The eloquent man is he who is no eloquent speaker, but who is inwardly drunk...

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...

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

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel...

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

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.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

The profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader. The profoundest thought...

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

Make your books your companions.

Make your books your companions.