Ruined

Famous quotes containing the word ruined:

    “Silent rushes the swift Lord
    Through ruined systems still restored,
    Broadsowing, bleak and void to bless,
    Plants with worlds the wilderness;
    Waters with tears of ancient sorrow
    Apples of Eden ripe to-morrow.
    House and tenant go to ground,
    Lost in God, in Godhead found.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “In this our talking America, we are ruined by our good nature and listening on all sides. This compliance takes away the power of being greatly useful.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)