Filter quotes by topic
Famous Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.”
“Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense.”
“When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.”
“Insist on yourself. Never imitate.”
“Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.”
“Accept your genius and say what you think.”
“Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.”
“The man is only half himself, the other half is his expression.”
“The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.”
“The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us.”
“Knowledge exists to be imparted.”
“Nature is what you may do. There is much you may not do.”
“Everything in our world, even a drop of dew, is a microcosm of the universe.”
“No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.”
“We judge others by their actions but we judge ourselves by our intensions.”
“Fractures well cured make us more strong.”
“Congratulate yourself if you have done something strange, extravagant and broken the monotony.”
“We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.”
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”
“It is not length of life, but depth of life.”