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The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871

Book by Ralph Waldo Emerson · 22 quotes · Men, World, Accepting

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The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871 Quotes

“We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.”

“Let us not look east and west for materials of conversation, but rest in presence and unity. A just feeling will fast enough supply fuel for discourse, if speaking be more grateful than silence. When people come to see us, we foolishly prattle, lest we be inhospitable. But things said for conversation are chalk eggs. Don't say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.”