American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet.
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, – an open and noble temper. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Commit a crime, and the earth is made of glass. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The ancestor of every action is a thought. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every great achievement is the victory of a flaming heart. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are other measures of self- respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill to keep it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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