Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Life too near paralyses art. >>

Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint. >>

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. >>

Quotations about Intelligence and Intellectuals

It's good to be clever, but not to show it. >>

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible m >>

I hate intellectuals. They are from the top down. I am from the bottom >>

A sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo