Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882): Miscellaneous Quotations:
A fly is as untamable as a hyena.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
The reward for a thing well done is to have done it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
