We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Beauty Quotes

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

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...

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

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.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

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

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

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

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...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are what their mothers made them

Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself

Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever...

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever...