Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

We fly to beauty as an asylum from the terrors of finite nature. >>

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good. >>

The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor. >>

Quotations about Charity

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, liv >>

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven. >>

Should we grieve over a little misplaced charity, when an all knowing, >>

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo