The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife, has nothing broader than his shoes

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Adventure Quotes, Art Quotes

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of...

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...

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

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.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

The Sky is the daily bread of the imagination

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 can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

All life is an experiment.

All life is an experiment.

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

The best part of health is fine disposition

The best part of health is fine disposition

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.