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.
Weitere Zitate von Ralph Waldo Emerson
Zum Autor"And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of worship."
"Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold."
"This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it."
"Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted."
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
"Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly and they will show themselves great."