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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

When a thought of Plato becomes a thought to me,--when a truth that fired the soul of Pindar fires mine, time is no more. When I feel that we two meet in a perception, that our two souls are tinged with the same hue, and do as it were run into one, why should I measure degrees of latitude, why should I count Egyptian years? Picture Quote #1

Each man too is a tyrant in tendency, because he would impose his idea on others; and their trick is their natural defence. Jesuswould absorb the race; but Tom Paine or the coarsest blasphemer helps humanity by resisting this exuberance of power Picture Quote #1

Again, the great number of cultivated men keep each other up to a high standard. The habit of meeting well-read and knowing men teaches the art of omission and selection Picture Quote #1

In the actual world--the painful kingdom of time and place--dwell care, and canker, and fear. With thought, with the ideal, is immortal hilarity, the rose of joy Picture Quote #1

The piety of the Hebrew prophets purges their grossness. The circumcision is an example of the power of poetry to raise the low and offensive Picture Quote #1

I find it a great and fatal difference whether I court the Muse, or the Muse courts me. That is the ugly disparity between age and youth Picture Quote #1

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The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always waiting for its poet Picture Quote #1

Life is too short to waste . . . ‘Twill soon be dark; Up! mind thine own aim, and God speed the mark! Picture Quote #1

There is no king or sovereign state That can fix a hero’s rate; Each to all is venerable Picture Quote #1

It is only as a man puts off from himself all external support, and stands alone, that I see him to be strong and to prevail Picture Quote #1

Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses Picture Quote #1

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Football is four 15-minute quarters. Plus timeouts and commercials Picture Quote #1

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The merit claimed for the Anglican Church is that, if you let it alone, it will let you alone Picture Quote #1

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind Picture Quote #1

The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear Picture Quote #1

The boxer’s ring is the enjoyment of the part of society whose animal nature alone has been developed Picture Quote #1

All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person’s point of view Picture Quote #1

There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and that of the traveler, who says anywhere but here Picture Quote #1

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To laugh often and love much... to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one’s self... this is to have succeeded Picture Quote #1

Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider Picture Quote #1

In the hands of the discoverer, medicine becomes a heroic art . . wherever life is dear he is a demigod Picture Quote #1

Only as far as the masters of the world have called in nature to their aid, can they reach the height of magnificence. This is the meaning of their hanging-gardens, villas, garden-houses, islands, parks, and preserves Picture Quote #1

No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby - so helpless and so ridiculous Picture Quote #1

A friend is a person who goes around saying nice things about you behind your back Picture Quote #1

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‘Tis a good rule in every journey to provide some piece of liberal study to rescue the hours which bad weather, bad company, and taverns steal from the best economist Picture Quote #1

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul Picture Quote #1

What is there of the divine in a load of brick? What ... in a barber shop? ... Much. All Picture Quote #1

Don’t choose the better person, choose the person who makes a better you Picture Quote #1

Thy dangerous glances make women of men; new-born, we are melting into nature again Picture Quote #1

I am ready to die out of nature, and be born again into this new yet unapproachable America I have found in the West Picture Quote #1

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When a thought of Plato becomes a thought to me,--when a truth that fired the soul of Pindar fires mine, time is no more. When I feel that we two meet in a perception, that our two souls are tinged with the same hue, and do as it were run into one, why should I measure degrees of latitude, why should I count Egyptian years? (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Each man too is a tyrant in tendency, because he would impose his idea on others; and their trick is their natural defence. Jesuswould absorb the race; but Tom Paine or the coarsest blasphemer helps humanity by resisting this exuberance of power (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Again, the great number of cultivated men keep each other up to a high standard. The habit of meeting well-read and knowing men teaches the art of omission and selection (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) In the actual world--the painful kingdom of time and place--dwell care, and canker, and fear. With thought, with the ideal, is immortal hilarity, the rose of joy (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The piety of the Hebrew prophets purges their grossness. The circumcision is an example of the power of poetry to raise the low and offensive (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) I find it a great and fatal difference whether I court the Muse, or the Muse courts me. That is the ugly disparity between age and youth. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always waiting for its poet (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Life is too short to waste . . . ‘Twill soon be dark; Up! mind thine own aim, and God speed the mark! (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) There is no king or sovereign state That can fix a hero’s rate; Each to all is venerable (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) It is only as a man puts off from himself all external support, and stands alone, that I see him to be strong and to prevail. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Football is four 15-minute quarters. Plus timeouts and commercials. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The merit claimed for the Anglican Church is that, if you let it alone, it will let you alone (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The boxer’s ring is the enjoyment of the part of society whose animal nature alone has been developed. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person’s point of view. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and that of the traveler, who says anywhere but here. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) To laugh often and love much... to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one’s self... this is to have succeeded. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) In the hands of the discoverer, medicine becomes a heroic art . . wherever life is dear he is a demigod. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Only as far as the masters of the world have called in nature to their aid, can they reach the height of magnificence. This is the meaning of their hanging-gardens, villas, garden-houses, islands, parks, and preserves. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby - so helpless and so ridiculous. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) A friend is a person who goes around saying nice things about you behind your back (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) ‘Tis a good rule in every journey to provide some piece of liberal study to rescue the hours which bad weather, bad company, and taverns steal from the best economist. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) What is there of the divine in a load of brick? What ... in a barber shop? ... Much. All. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Don’t choose the better person, choose the person who makes a better you (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Thy dangerous glances make women of men; new-born, we are melting into nature again (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) I am ready to die out of nature, and be born again into this new yet unapproachable America I have found in the West. (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes)

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