There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter...

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too...

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and...

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.