Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands.
Ralph Waldo EmersonDivine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.
Ralph Waldo EmersonIn good company, the individuals merge their egotism into a social soul exactly co-extensive with the several consciousnesses there present.
Ralph Waldo Emerson