Ralph Waldo Emerson : (7) " The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson " Every artist was first an amateur. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson " It is not length of life, but depth of life. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson " The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson " Power and speed be hands and feet. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson " Only as far as the masters of the world have called in nature to their aid, can they reach the height of magnificence. This is the meaning of their hanging-gardens, villas, garden-houses, islands, parks, and preserves. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson " We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson