I went to Concord, a young woman from the backwoods, firm in belief that Emerson was the first of living men. He was the modern Moses who had talked with God apart and could interpret Him to us.
“I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it.”
“Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.”