“Nature stretches out her arms to embrace man, only let his thoughts be of equal greatness. Willingly does she follow his steps with the rose and the violet, and bend her lines of grandeur and grace to the decoration of her darling child. Only let his thoughts be of equal scope, and the frame will suit the picture”
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
“I know I’m pretty, I checked twice and my reflection agreed.”
“For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror.”
“Even now, I still believe metamorphosis is the greatest beauty.”
“Beauty to her, as to all who have felt, lay not in the thing, but in what the thing symbolized.”