The astonishment of life is the absence of any appearances of reconciliation between the theory and the practice of life.
Ralph Waldo EmersonProsperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for
Ralph Waldo EmersonA good intention clothes itself with sudden power. When a god wishes to ride, any chip or pebble will bud and shoot out winged feet, and serve him for a horse.
Ralph Waldo Emerson