Sin quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"The angels are so enamoured of the language that is spoken in heaven, that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men, but speak their own, whether there be any who understand it or not."
"Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins."
"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud."
"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
"Universities are of course hostile to geniuses, which, seeing and using ways of their own, discredit the routine: as churches and monasteries persecute youthful saints."
"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs."