The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatest, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.
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This quote is just one of 228 total Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes in our collection. Ralph Waldo Emerson is known for saying 'The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatest, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.' as well as some of the following quotes.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
This quote is just one of 228 total Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes in our collection. Ralph Waldo Emerson is known for saying 'The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatest, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.' as well as some of the following quotes.