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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Nature Quotes

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

There is properly no history; only biography

There is properly no history; only biography

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

If everything else fails, read the instructions

If everything else fails, read the instructions

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 see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

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...

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.

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...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will...

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.