Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering Trade. >>

The child with his sweet pranks, the fool of his senses, commanded by >>

All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a s >>

Quotations about Ideas

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the ol >>

The value of an idea lies in the using of it. >>

If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you >>

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to put trust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo