Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough. >>

Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science. >>

Our best history is still poetry. >>

Quotations about Poverty and The Poor

Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor, they also shall cry the >>

Show me a man with very little money and I will show you a bum. >>

Poverty is the step-mother of genius. >>

The greatest man in history was the poorest.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo