Quotations from
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity.
To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains.
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
I once said cynically of a politician, 'He'll doublecross that bridge when he comes to it.
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.