Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

One definition of man is an intelligence served by organs. >>

Nothing is more disgusting than the crowing about liberty by slaves, a >>

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow smal >>

Quotations about History and Historians

Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian -- ignorance, which >>

History is a better guide than good intentions. >>

I love those historians that are either very simple or most excellent. >>

Our best history is still poetry.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo