Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

'Tis very certain that each man carries in his eye the exact indicatio >>

Cities give us collision. 'Tis said, London and New York take the nons >>

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. >>

Quotations about Society

Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on >>

Society always consists in the greatest part, of young and foolish per >>

Social improvement is attained more readily by a concern with the qual >>

Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo