The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Mind Quotes

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts...

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

Do what we can, summer will have its flies.

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in...

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Happy is the house that shelters a friend

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Take heed, be wary how you place your words;Talk like the vulgar sort of market...

Take heed, be wary how you place your words;Talk like the vulgar sort of market...

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and...

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and...