It does not to dwell on dreams and forget to live, but it is equally foolish to ignore the past – never forget.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWe seek our friend not sacredly, but with an adulterate passion which would appropriate him to ourselves.
Ralph Waldo EmersonSooner or later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEvery moment instructs, and every object; for wisdom is infused into every form. It has been poured into us as blood; it convulsed us as pain; it slid into us as pleasure; it enveloped us in dull, melancholy days, or in days of cheerful labor; we did not guess its essence until after long time.
Ralph Waldo Emerson