I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEvery materialist will be an idealist; but an idealist can never go backward to be a materialist.
Ralph Waldo EmersonFrom within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWhen you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.
Ralph Waldo Emerson