But the mark of American merit in painting, in sculpture, in poetry, in fiction, in eloquence, seems to be a certain grace withoutgrandeur, and itself not new but derivative; a vase of fair outline, but empty,--which whoso sees, may fill with what wit and character is in him, but which does not, like the charged cloud, overflow with terrible beauty, and emit lightnings on all beholders.
God hides things by putting them near us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
God hides things by putting them near us.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We pass for what we are. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
We pass for what we are.
Make youself necessary to someone. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Make youself necessary to someone.
Some will always be above others. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Some will always be above others.
My hours are peaceful centuries. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
My hours are peaceful centuries.
Life is a festival only to the wise. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is a festival only to the wise.
You do not get power so that you can go out and do things, you go out and do things and you will get the power - Ralph Waldo Emerson
You do not get power so that you can go out and do things, you go out and do things and you will get the power
Nothing can be preserved that is not good. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing can be preserved that is not good.
The world we live in is but thickened light. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world we live in is but thickened light.
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