Men are what their mothers made them

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

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 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...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

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...

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Then beauty is its own excuse for being.

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but whoever looks at it when it...

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but whoever looks at it when it...

Beauty is worse than wine; it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder

Beauty is worse than wine; it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder