"Coolness and absence of heat and haste..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Some books leave us free and some books make us free.”
“When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the show fiber has passed into your body.”
“But man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time.”
More on Character
“Smearing good people like Lauchlin Currie [former administrative assistant to President Roosevelt], Alger Hiss and others is, I think, unforgiveable... Anyone knowing Mr. Currie or Mr. Hiss, who are the two people whom I happen to know fairly well, would not need any denial on their part to know they are not Communists. Their records prove it.”
“He was a wonderful man. And when a man is that special, you know it sooner than you think possible. You recognize it instinctively, and you're certain that no matter what happens, there will never be another one like him.”
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
More on Calmness
“A gentleman is calm and spacious: the vulgar are always fretting.”
“Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.”
“Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.”