"I cannot go to the houses of..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Imitation cannot go above its model.”

“All diseases run into one, old age.”

“I may say it of our preposterous use of books,--He knew not what to do, and so he read.”

“The growth of our nation and all its activities are in the hands of a few men.”

“Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will admit that however unconscionable we may be when our own interests are affected, we can be most indignantly virtuous at the expense of others.”

“To speak impartially, the best men that I know are not serene, a world in themselves. For the most part, they dwell in forms, andflatter and study effect only more finely than the rest.”

“Get thee to a nunnery.”

“How often, when we have been nearest each other bodily, have we really been farthest off! Our tongues were the witty foils with which we fenced each other off.”

“But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.”