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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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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. Uncategorized
Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds. Uncategorized
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. Uncategorized
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Uncategorized
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Uncategorized
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Uncategorized
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. Uncategorized
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. Uncategorized
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. Uncategorized
Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses. Uncategorized
Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any. Uncategorized
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Uncategorized
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Uncategorized
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him. Uncategorized
Insist on yourself; never imitate... Every great man is unique. Uncategorized
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me. Uncategorized
I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from. Uncategorized
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know. Uncategorized
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. Uncategorized
He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. Uncategorized