Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Mankind Quotes

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

As soon as there is life, there is danger

As soon as there is life, there is danger

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

These times of ours are serious and full of calamity, but all times are essentially...

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and...

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...

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.