Nature is thoroughly mediate. It is made to serve. It receives the dominion of man as meekly as the ass on which the Saviour rode.It offers all its kingdoms to man as the raw material which he may mould into what is useful. Man is never weary of working it up.More Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

If I could put my hand on the north star, would it be as beautiful? The sea is lovely, but when we bathe in it the beauty forsakesall the near water. For the imagination and senses cannot be gratified at the same time.More Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Bare lists of words are found suggestive to an imaginative and excited mind.More Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneysMore Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

The lover of letters loves power too.More Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]