The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Thought Quotes

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Hence arose the saying, If I love you, what is that to you? We say...

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion...

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop...

In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop...

Making music to me is so much more important than being a star. If I...

Making music to me is so much more important than being a star. If I...