“If a man sits down to think, he is immediately asked if he has a headache.”
Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Work
Emerson in His Journals
This book presents a collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's private notebooks, offering an intimate glimpse into his intellectual and spiritual development, as well as his observations on various aspects of life and society. more
Author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more
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Source: The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1854-1861
“I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.”
“Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.”
“Flout 'em, and scout 'em; and scout 'em, and flout 'em; / Thought is free.”
“This is the very coinage of your brain: this bodiless creation ecstasy.”
Source: The plays and poems of William Shakspeare