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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child Picture Quote #1

Be lord of a day, through wisdom and justice, and you can put up your history books Picture Quote #1

Much of the wisdom of the world is not wisdom, and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame, and are not writers Picture Quote #1

Men are so charmed with valor that they have pleased themselves with being called lions, leopards, eagles and dragons, from the animals contemporary with us in the geologic formations Picture Quote #1

Who does not sometimes envy the good and the brave, who are no more to suffer from the tumults of the natural world, and await with curious complacency the speedy term of his own conversation with finite nature? Picture Quote #1

The finished man of the world must eat of every apple at once. He must hold his hatreds also at arm’s length, and not remember spite. He has neither friends nor enemies, but values men only as channels of power Picture Quote #1

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If your friend has displeased you, you shall not sit down to consider it, for he has already lost all memory of the passage, and has doubled his power to serve you, and, ere you can rise up again, will burden you with blessings Picture Quote #1

A divine person is the prophecy of the mind; a friend is the hope of the heart Picture Quote #1

A new person is to me a great event, and hinders me from sleep. I have often had fine fancies about persons which have given me delicious hours; but the joy ends in the day; it yields no fruit Picture Quote #1

In the last analysis, love is only the reflection of a man’s own worthiness from other men Picture Quote #1

The genius of reading and of gardening are antagonistic, like resinous and vitreous electricity. One is concentrative in sparks and shocks: the other is diffuse strength; so that each disqualifies its workman for the other’s duties Picture Quote #1

Almost all people descend to meet. All association must be a compromise, and, what is worst, the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures disappears as they approach each other Picture Quote #1

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In the first place, all books that get fairly into the vital air of the world were written by the successful class, by the affirming and advancing class, who utter what tens of thousands feel though they cannot say Picture Quote #1

Men have sometimes exchanged names with their friends, as if they would signify that in their friend each loved his own soul Picture Quote #1

I wish that friendship should have feet, as well as eyes and eloquence. It must plant itself on the ground, before it vaults overthe moon. I wish it to be a little of a citizen, before it is quite a cherub Picture Quote #1

The essence of friendship is entireness, a total magnanimity and trust. It must not surmise or provide for infirmity. It treats its object as a God, that it might deify both Picture Quote #1

All the facts of nature are nouns of the intellect, and make the grammar of the eternal language. Every word has a double, trebleor centuple use and meaning Picture Quote #1

We are like travellers using the cinders of a volcano to roast their eggs. Whilst we see that it always stands ready to clothe what we would say, we cannot avoid the question whether the characters are not significant of themselves Picture Quote #1

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Children and savages use only nouns or names of things, which they convert into verbs, and apply to analogous mental acts Picture Quote #1

Every discourse is an approximate answer: but it is of small consequence, that we do not get it into verbs and nouns, whilst it abides for contemplation forever Picture Quote #1

My companion assumes to know my mood and habit of thought, and we go on from explanation to explanation, until all is said that words can, and we leave matters just as they were at first, because of that vicious assumption Picture Quote #1

An answer in words is delusive; it is really no answer to the questions you ask Picture Quote #1

For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular and transitive, and is good, as ferries and horses are, for conveyance, not as farms and houses are, for homestead Picture Quote #1

The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records between the material and the moral nature Picture Quote #1

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Whenever a true theory appears, it will be its own evidence. Its test is, that it will explain all phenomena Picture Quote #1

I cannot often enough say, that a man is only a relative and representative nature. Each is a hint of the truth, but far enough from being that truth, which yet he quite newly and inevitably suggests to us. If I seek it in him, I shall not find it Picture Quote #1

We know truth when we see it, from opinion, as we know when we are awake that we are awake Picture Quote #1

The connection between our knowledge and the abyss of being is still real, and the explication must be not less magnificent Picture Quote #1

We are the prisoners of ideas. They catch us up for moments into their heaven, and so fully engage us, that we take no thought forthe morrow, gaze like children, without an effort to make them our own Picture Quote #1

Let ideas establish their legitimate sway again in society, let life be fair and poetic, and the scholars will gladly be lovers, citizens, and philanthropists Picture Quote #1

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The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Be lord of a day, through wisdom and justice, and you can put up your history books (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Much of the wisdom of the world is not wisdom, and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame, and are not writers (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Men are so charmed with valor that they have pleased themselves with being called lions, leopards, eagles and dragons, from the animals contemporary with us in the geologic formations (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Who does not sometimes envy the good and the brave, who are no more to suffer from the tumults of the natural world, and await with curious complacency the speedy term of his own conversation with finite nature? (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The finished man of the world must eat of every apple at once. He must hold his hatreds also at arm’s length, and not remember spite. He has neither friends nor enemies, but values men only as channels of power (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) If your friend has displeased you, you shall not sit down to consider it, for he has already lost all memory of the passage, and has doubled his power to serve you, and, ere you can rise up again, will burden you with blessings (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) A divine person is the prophecy of the mind; a friend is the hope of the heart (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) A new person is to me a great event, and hinders me from sleep. I have often had fine fancies about persons which have given me delicious hours; but the joy ends in the day; it yields no fruit (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) In the last analysis, love is only the reflection of a man’s own worthiness from other men (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The genius of reading and of gardening are antagonistic, like resinous and vitreous electricity. One is concentrative in sparks and shocks: the other is diffuse strength; so that each disqualifies its workman for the other’s duties (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Almost all people descend to meet. All association must be a compromise, and, what is worst, the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures disappears as they approach each other (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) In the first place, all books that get fairly into the vital air of the world were written by the successful class, by the affirming and advancing class, who utter what tens of thousands feel though they cannot say (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Men have sometimes exchanged names with their friends, as if they would signify that in their friend each loved his own soul (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) I wish that friendship should have feet, as well as eyes and eloquence. It must plant itself on the ground, before it vaults overthe moon. I wish it to be a little of a citizen, before it is quite a cherub (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The essence of friendship is entireness, a total magnanimity and trust. It must not surmise or provide for infirmity. It treats its object as a God, that it might deify both (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) All the facts of nature are nouns of the intellect, and make the grammar of the eternal language. Every word has a double, trebleor centuple use and meaning (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) We are like travellers using the cinders of a volcano to roast their eggs. Whilst we see that it always stands ready to clothe what we would say, we cannot avoid the question whether the characters are not significant of themselves (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Children and savages use only nouns or names of things, which they convert into verbs, and apply to analogous mental acts (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Every discourse is an approximate answer: but it is of small consequence, that we do not get it into verbs and nouns, whilst it abides for contemplation forever (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) My companion assumes to know my mood and habit of thought, and we go on from explanation to explanation, until all is said that words can, and we leave matters just as they were at first, because of that vicious assumption (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) An answer in words is delusive; it is really no answer to the questions you ask (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular and transitive, and is good, as ferries and horses are, for conveyance, not as farms and houses are, for homestead (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records between the material and the moral nature (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Whenever a true theory appears, it will be its own evidence. Its test is, that it will explain all phenomena (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) I cannot often enough say, that a man is only a relative and representative nature. Each is a hint of the truth, but far enough from being that truth, which yet he quite newly and inevitably suggests to us. If I seek it in him, I shall not find it (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) We know truth when we see it, from opinion, as we know when we are awake that we are awake (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) The connection between our knowledge and the abyss of being is still real, and the explication must be not less magnificent (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) We are the prisoners of ideas. They catch us up for moments into their heaven, and so fully engage us, that we take no thought forthe morrow, gaze like children, without an effort to make them our own (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes) Let ideas establish their legitimate sway again in society, let life be fair and poetic, and the scholars will gladly be lovers, citizens, and philanthropists (Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes)

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