The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Civilization Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

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...

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...

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...

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession...

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred...

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred...

Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at...

Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at...

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those...

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those...

Worse than the of a best friend is knowing they are there but not being...

Worse than the of a best friend is knowing they are there but not being...