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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Being A Man Quotes

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

A man cannot speak but he judges himself

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors...

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors...

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...

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.