Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have >>

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit >>

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, >>

Quotations about Slavery

The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate >>

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honor >>

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the >>

Slavery is an institution for converting men into monkeys.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo