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Letter "R" » Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
«As long as our civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it will be mocked by delusions»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| About:
Civilization
| Keywords:
civilization, Delusions, essentially, exclusiveness, fenced in, Fences, fence in, fencing, mocked, on the fence, property
«Tis the good reader that makes the good book.»
«Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| About:
Achievement,
Greatness,
Mankind
| Keywords:
unawares
«What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| Keywords:
better half, by the hour, half, halves, hour, immortality, person, use, well, would-be, would
«The next thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| Keywords:
Good Thing, quote, quotes, quoting
«The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue»
«The faith that stands on authority is not faith.»
«The cardinal virtue of a teacher (is) to protect the pupil from his own influence»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| Keywords:
cardinal, Cardinals, cardinal virtue, Cardinal virtues, influence, influencing, protect, pupil, teacher, The Cardinals, virtue
«Self-trust is the essence of heroism»
«Thoughts are the seed of action.»
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