Quotes by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The basis of good manners is self-reliance. >>

The creation of a thousand forest in one acorn. >>

Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, po >>

Quotations about Critics and Criticism

Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a s >>

Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard. >>

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. >>

Men over forty are no judges of a book written in a new spirit.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo