"Every man is grave alone...." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you put a chain around the neck of a slave, the other end fastens itself around your own.”

“Do your work, but do your thing.”

“Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.”

“An island always pleases my imagination, even the smallest, as a small continent and integral portion of the globe. I have a fancyfor building my hut on one. Even a bare, grassy isle, which I can see entirely over at a glance, has some undefined and mysterious charm for me.”

“The teaching arises out of the stillness. But when I'm alone, there's only the stillness, and that is my favorite place.”

“The highest, most decisive experience is to be alone with one's own self. You must be alone to find out what supports you, when you find that you can not support yourself. Only this experience can give you an indestructible foundation.”

“Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.”

“I speak and the child plays: who can be more serious than we are?”

“Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.”