Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

One lesson we learn early, that in spite of seeming difference, men ar >>

He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind he >>

There is properly no history; only biography. >>

Quotations about Conceit

It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfactio >>

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you c >>

Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beau >>

Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?

Emerson, Ralph Waldo