More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Pictures must not be too picturesque."
"He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth."
"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great."
"Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect."
"To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom."