Quote Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘When a whole nation is roari…

‘When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘When I was young I was sure …

‘When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years having been mistaken a thousand times I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present I am hardly sure of anything … Continue reading

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘Whenever you are sincerely p…

‘Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘Where there is no vision a p…

‘Where there is no vision a people perish.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘Who can … guess how much i…

‘Who can … guess how much industry and providence and affection we have caught from the pantomime of brutes?’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘Wisdom is like electricity. …

‘Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man but men capable of wisdom who being put into certain company or other favorable conditions become wise for a short time as glasses rubbed acquire electric power for a while.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘There is no one who does not…

‘There is no one who does not exaggerate!’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘There is a certain satisfact…

‘There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics for we get rid of cant and hypocrisy.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘Those who live to the future…

‘Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘We know better than we do. W…

‘We know better than we do. We do not yet possess ourselves….’

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