Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other com >>

There is no beautifier of complexion or form of behavior like the wish >>

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

Quotations about Books - Reading

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best part >>

A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poison >>

A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. >>

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo