The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Prayer Quotes

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

The beautiful rests on the foundations of the necessary

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

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel...

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel...

The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others

The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others