No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong is what is against it.
タグ: philosophy, inspirational

"Ralph Waldo Emerson"の他の名言

It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature that a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion.
タグ: literature
How casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.
タグ: friendship
Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.
タグ: forgiveness
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
タグ: may, well, friend, nature, friendship
When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.
タグ: nature, forgiveness
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