Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

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...

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to...

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful,...

To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful,...

You know that they will never be in love with you but you still unconsciously...

You know that they will never be in love with you but you still unconsciously...