The great make its feel, first of all, the indifference of circumstances. They call into activity the higher perceptions, and subdue the low habits of comfort and luxury; but the higher perceptions find their objects everywhere; only the low habits need palaces and banquets.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe walls of rude minds are scrawled all over with facts, with thoughts. They shall one day bring a lantern and read the inscriptions.
Ralph Waldo EmersonAn answer in words is delusive; it is really no answer to the questions you ask.
Ralph Waldo Emerson