Man is a piece of the universe made alive

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Mankind Quotes

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead...

It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

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 most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

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...

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

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...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses in your cheeks and in...

The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses in your cheeks and in...

Laughter is America's most important export.

Laughter is America's most important export.