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Famous Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.”
Source: Essays and Lectures
Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson: Selected Essays, Lectures and Poems
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.”
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
“The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.”
“We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.”
“When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.”
Source: The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature, addresses, and lectures
“Let us be silent — so we may hear the whisper of the gods.”
Source: The Conduct of Life
“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
Source: The Portable Emerson: New Edition
“As soon as there is life there is danger.”
Source: The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson