Ralph Waldo Emerson : (13) " 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