All natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The sciences, even the best,-mathematics and astronomy,-are like sportsmen, who — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good bye, proud world! I’m going home; Thou art not my friend, and I’m not thine — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The mind does not create what it perceives, any more than the eye creates the rose. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Invention breeds invention. No sooner is the electric telegraph devised than gutta-percha, — Ralph Waldo Emerson