Wherever there is power there is age.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Age Quotes

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer,...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

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...

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views...

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

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

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

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the...

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Charms strike the sight; but merit wins the soul.

Charms strike the sight; but merit wins the soul.