Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit. >>

That which we call character is a reserved force which acts directly b >>

Travel is a fools paradise. >>

Quotations about Control

Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to co >>

Let nothing come between you and the light. >>

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but >>

As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo