"The truth was that Emerson did not often refer to Scripture (after he announced the text, which was invariably from t…"

"Now, as Emerson turned to the active ministry, he tried emphatically to recover the original fervor of a Paul. When h…"

"If there is a single moment … to give meaning to Emerson's life, it would be this moment when he recognized that his …"

"If your journal consists of the best moments of your life and reading, then rereading it will be like walking a high …"

"Each of these sides of Emerson—The Plotinus and the Montaigne-Bacon—requires the other side. The highest goals or amb…"

"Scientific education is catholic; it embraces the whole field of human learning. No student can master all knowledge …"

"Honest investigation is but the application of common sense to the solution of the unknown. Science does not wait on …"

"Years of drought and famine come and years of flood and famine come, and the climate is not changed with dance, libat…"

"The verb is relatively of much greater importance in an Indian tongue than in a civilized language."

"Possible ideas and thoughts are vast in number. A distinct word for every distinct idea and thought would require a v…"