The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Hearing Quotes

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is...

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring

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

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

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

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...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds...

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

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...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

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.

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...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path...