Yet some natures are too good to be spoiled by praise, and wherever the vein of thought reaches down into the profound, there is no danger from vanity. Solemn friends will warn them of the danger of the head's being turned by the flourish of trumpets, but they can afford to smile.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThat which we do not call education is more precious than that which we call so.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe "times," "the age" what is that, but a few profound persons and a few active persons who epitomize the times?
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe boxer's ring is the enjoyment of the part of society whose animal nature alone has been developed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson