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The American Scholar Quotes
Four of the best book quotes from The American Scholar
#1
“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”
author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
book
The American Scholar
concept
time
#2
“The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul”
author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
book
The American Scholar
concept
value
#3
“Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the right use? What is the one end which all means go to effect? They are for nothing but to inspire.”
author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
book
The American Scholar
concepts
inspiration
books
#4
“It is one light which beams out of a thousand stars. It is one soul which animates all men.”
author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
book
The American Scholar
concepts
light
being yourself
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