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== Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes ==
== Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes ==
"We boil at different degrees."
"Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance."
"Perpetual modernness is the measure of merit in every work of art."
"Sculpture and painting have the effect of teaching us manners and abolishing hurry."
"To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven."
"As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker."
"We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes."
"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."
"Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature."
"Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones."
"Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones."