Quotes of: Ralph-waldo-emerson Keyword

Whatever betterment we have today was carved out of a world of stone by men of the hammer, not men of hope.

A Dictionary of Thought

The Hebrews have no name for Him, the Moslems have a hundred. Both suggest the same thing, that there are concepts as well as emotions that can be communicated only allegorically.

A Dictionary of Thought

Dying in the line of duty is heroic, but dying while unemployed is just stupid.

Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout

Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie

In God we trust. All others [must] have data. - Bernard Fisher

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

The power of thought is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of heart is love. Reason, love and power of will are perfections of man.

The Essence of Christianity

The witness of solid moral character to a righteous way of life must never be underestimated.

Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions

The key to understanding any people is in its art: its writing, painting, sculpture.

Education of a Wandering Man

The important question of how poverty can be remedied is one which agitates and torments modern societies especially

Elements of the Philosophy of Right

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

Immorality, no less than morality, has at all times found support in religion.

The Future of an Illusion (The Standard Edition)

When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.

Finding Peace

But Noodynaady's actual ingrate tootle is of come into the garner mauve and thy nice are stores of morning and buy me a bunch of iodines.

Finnegans Wake

We can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage.

The God Delusion

Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.

The God Delusion

Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.

The God Delusion

He who knows how to wait need make no concessions.

Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

A Guide To Happiness

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.

Gift from the Sea

A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.

How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built