Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

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 glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive

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...

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do

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

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning...

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning...