The horseman serves the horse, The neatherd serves the neat, The merchant serves the purse, The eater serves his meat; 'T is the day of the chattel, … - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Things are in the saddle,
And ride mankind.

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind.

Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner.

In order for one to learn the important lessons of life, one must first overcome a fear each day.

But, if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from these heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime... But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.