Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is gracefu >>

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. >>

Sincerity is the highest complement you can pay, >>

Quotations about Wisdom

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid. >>

Without wisdom, knowledge is more stupid than ignorance. >>

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Pr >>

Raphael paints wisdom; Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakespeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo