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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Country United States
Born Wednesday, 25 May 1803
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Quotes 131

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Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet.

Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A man of genius is privileged only as far as he is genius. His dullness is as insupportable as any other dullness. Uncategorized
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. Uncategorized
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud. Uncategorized
Do not go where the path may lead... Uncategorized
Be Yourself Uncategorized
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Uncategorized
The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. Uncategorized
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. Uncategorized
To be great is to be misunderstood. Uncategorized
Self-command is the main discipline. Uncategorized
Painting was called silent poetry and poetry speaking painting. Uncategorized
We have more than we use. Uncategorized
A man's what he thinks about all day long Uncategorized
Knowledge exists to be imparted. Uncategorized
The greatest homage we can pay truth is to use it. Uncategorized
It is proof of high culture to say the greatest matters in the simplest way. Uncategorized
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Uncategorized
It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail. Uncategorized
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic. Uncategorized
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. Uncategorized

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