Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.
Ralph Waldo EmersonAs many languages as he has, as many friends, as many arts and trades, so many times is he a man.
Ralph Waldo EmersonLife is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.
Ralph Waldo Emerson