Quotes of: Ralph-waldo-emerson Keyword

... rejoicing in a peace which brings only an increase of anxiety,...

Swann's Way

My body, still too heavy with sleep to move...

Swann's Way

What had to move - a leaf of the chestnut tree, for instance - moved.

Swann's Way

... the objects which we admire have no absolute value in themselves...

Swann's Way

Cats have gnosis to a degree that is granted to few bishops.

The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat

Consider a man’s good qualities, and consider his faults; and judge his character by that which is more.

Thirukkural

If the married life possess love and virtue, these will be both its duty and reward

Thirukkural

Thinking is the soul speaking to itself.

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

And yet even in reaching for the beautiful there is beauty, and also in suffering whatever it is that one suffers en route.

Phaedrus

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair

The Prophet

Cancer... the process of creation gone wild, I thought.

Radio Free Albemuth

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

Timber: Or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter

It's a long life, sweetheart, and time heals all wounds.

Torch

The cries of the dead are terrible indeed; you should try not to hear them.

VALIS

Exactly what the powers of hell feed on: the best instincts in man.

VALIS

Belief in an infallible God does not make one infallible.

What's Wrong With Homosexuality?

Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

When God Whispers Your Name

Freedom, the first-born of science.

Writings: Autobiography/Notes on the State of Virginia/Public & Private Papers/Addresses/Letters

Grief doesn't have a face.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.

The Wednesday Wars

There is a low mist in the woods— It is a good day to study lichens.

A Year in Thoreau's Journal: 1851