ReflectionsThe Rainbow Daughter of Wonder It is the essence of poetry to spring, like the rainbow daughter of Wonder, from… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
QuotationsThe Essence of Greatness The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough.… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsEnlarge Not Thy Destiny “Enlarge not thy destiny,” said the oracle: “endeavor not to do more than is given… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsWhy Drag About This Corpse of Your Memory? But why should you keep your head over your shoulder? Why drag about this corpse… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsGardens of the Dead It is remarkable that this man, who, by his perception of symbols, saw the poetic… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsI Dip My Pen in the Blackest Ink I am sure that a certain truth will be said through me, though I should… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsTrust Thyself Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsGreat Men Great men are more distinguished by range and extent than by originality. If we require… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
Philosophy/ReflectionsSpeak Your Latent Conviction To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your… By Ralph Waldo Emerson
ReflectionsLet a Man Learn… Let a man learn to look for the permanent in the mutable and fleeting; let… By Ralph Waldo Emerson