We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind

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...

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

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

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of...

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of...

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to...

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