Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

We are as much informed of a writer's genius by what he selects as by >>

The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred >>

Make yourself necessary to somebody. >>

Quotations about World

The world is governed by opinion. >>

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we >>

The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as >>

The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. He does not make a speech; he takes a low business-tone, avoids all brag, is nobody, dresses plainly, promises not at all, performs much, speaks in monosyllables, hugs his fact. He calls his employment by its lowest name, and so takes from evil tongues their sharpest weapon. His conversation clings to the weather and the news, yet he allows himself to be surprised into thought, and the unlocking of his learning and philosophy.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo