American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet.
As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
When it is darkest, men see the stars. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The soul comes from without into the human body, as into a temporary abode, and it goes out of it anew it passes into other habitations, for the soul is immortal. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
All great speakers were bad speakers at first. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
People only see what they are prepared to see. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle – Ralph Waldo Emerson
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never! – Ralph Waldo Emerson
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
A great man is always willing to be little. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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