Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world >>

Each work of art excludes the world, concentrates attention on itself. >>

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing >>

Quotations about Egotism

Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity. >>

The one who overcomes egotism rids themselves of the most stubborn obs >>

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. >>

The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the flu falls on all constitutions.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo