Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The education of the will is the object of our existence. >>

A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short. >>

The masses have no habit of self reliance or original action. >>

Quotations about Progress

The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did n >>

Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimpo >>

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is ev >>

All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has root, bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo