God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Expediency of literature, reason of literature, lawfulness of writing down a thought, — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Steam is no stronger now than it was a hundred years ago, but it is put to better use. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The constructive intellect [genius] produces thoughts, sentences, poems, plans, designs, systems. It — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for — Ralph Waldo Emerson