The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the...

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

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

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

Happiness is just an illusion caused by the temporary absence of reality.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

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...

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Do the thing and you will be given the power

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

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...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who...

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who...

If I had my life to live over again, I'd dare to make more mistakes...

If I had my life to live over again, I'd dare to make more mistakes...