The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Beauty Quotes

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

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

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

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from...

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

Knowledge exists to be imparted

Knowledge exists to be imparted

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

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

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...

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...