Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons. >>

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. >>

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim. >>

Quotations about Crafts

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout >>

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of t >>

It is the privilege of any human work which is well done to invest the >>

It is the privilege of any human work which is well done to invest the doer with a certain haughtiness. He can well afford not to conciliate, whose faithful work will answer for him.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo