Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock should find the time >>

The triumphs of peace have been in some proximity to war. Whilst the h >>

He is great who confers the most benefits. >>

Quotations about Discovery

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind. >>

The discovery of the North Pole is one of those realities which could >>

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he >>

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo