Ralph Waldo Emerson

Without electricity, the air would rot.

The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

A great man is always willing to be little.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Hitch your wagon to a star.