The most active lives have so much routine as to preclude progress almost equally with the most inactive. Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson More Quotes From Ralph Waldo Emerson Necessity does everything well. Ralph Waldo Emerson wells doe Civilization depends on morality. Ralph Waldo Emerson depends morality civilization Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Ralph Waldo Emerson rewards justice believe Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, "If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?" Ralph Waldo Emerson conceited money mean Cannot we let [children] be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way? You are trying to make another you. One's enough. Ralph Waldo Emerson enjoy-life father children One definition of man is an intelligence served by organs. Ralph Waldo Emerson intelligence definitions men All writing comes by the grace of God. Ralph Waldo Emerson grace-of-god grace writing Let the reader find that he cannot afford to omit any line of your writing because you you have omitted every word that he can spare. Ralph Waldo Emerson lines reader writing The language of the street is always strong. Ralph Waldo Emerson language strong writing So in writing, there is always a right word, and every other than that is wrong. There is no beauty in words except in their collocation. The effect of a fanciful word misplaced, is like that of a horn of exquisite polish growing on a human head. Ralph Waldo Emerson horns growing writing For what are they all in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet? Ralph Waldo Emerson conceited may men Power dwells with cheerfulness. Ralph Waldo Emerson positive-attitude cheerfulness attitude He thought it happier to be dead, To die for Beauty, than live for bread Ralph Waldo Emerson bread beauty death I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but I seldom use them. Ralph Waldo Emerson use friendship book Many photographers think they are photographing nature when they are only caricaturing her. Ralph Waldo Emerson photography photographer thinking "Though many painters and sculptors talk glibly of "going in for photography," you will find that very few of them can ever make a picture by photography; they lack the science, technical knowledge, and above all the practice. Most people think they can play tennis, shoot, write novels, and photograph as well as any other person - until they try." Ralph Waldo Emerson photography writing thinking "Do not call yourself an "artist-photographer" and make "artist-painters" and "artist-sculptors" laugh; call yourself a photographer and wait for artists to call you brother." Ralph Waldo Emerson photography artist brother Government has been a fossil: it should be a plant. Ralph Waldo Emerson fossils plant government Nature is saturated with Deity. Ralph Waldo Emerson saturated deities nature Nature is a rag-merchant, who works up every shred and ort and end into new creations; like a good chemist, whom I found, the other day, in his laboratory, converting his old shirts into pure white sugar. Ralph Waldo Emerson rags nature white
