This very certain that each man carries in his eye the exact indication of his rank in the immense scale of men, and we are always learning to read it. A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.
Ralph Waldo EmersonSome men love only to talk where they are masters. They like to go to school-girls, or to boys, or into the shops where the sauntering people gladly lend an ear.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThere are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.
Ralph Waldo EmersonHe then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind, he has descended into the secrets of all minds.
Ralph Waldo Emerson