Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about History
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.457, Library of America
Essays "History" (1841)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2442, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.408, Harvard University Press
History is the action and reaction of these two, nature and thought.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.270, Penguin
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude”, p.99, Harvard University Press
Emancipation is the demand of civilization. That is a principle; everything else is an intrigue.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco, Joel Myerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.443, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco, Joel Myerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.266, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “The Selected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.25, Graphic Arts Books
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.207
I am ashamed to see what a shallow village tale our so-called history is.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays: First and Second Series”, p.6, Library of America
Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.374, Library of America
In analysing history do not be too profound, for often the causes are quite superficial.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred R. Ferguson (1965). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume V: 1835-1838”, p.260, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.42, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1982). “Emerson: Selected Essays”, p.350, Penguin
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VIII: Letters and Social Aims”, p.153, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.260, Library of America
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.97
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1870). “Society and Solitude: Twelve Chapters”, p.159, London S. Low, Son & Marston 1870.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1851). “Essays, lectures and orations”, p.210
Be lord of a day, through wisdom and justice, and you can put up your history books.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2001). “Nature, Addresses and Lectures”, p.159, The Minerva Group, Inc.
