Ralph Waldo Emerson

Country United States
Born Wednesday, 25 May 1803
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Quotes 131
Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet.
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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Uncategorized
God enters by a private door into every individual. Uncategorized
Give all to love; obey thy heart. Uncategorized
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Uncategorized
Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good. Uncategorized
Every revolution was thought first in one man's mind. Uncategorized
Every man is hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person, whatever he says has an enhanced value. Uncategorized
Every hero becomes a bore at last. Uncategorized
Every great and commanding moment in the annals of the world is the triumph of some enthusiasm. Uncategorized
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Uncategorized
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Uncategorized
Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors. Uncategorized
Colleges hate geniuses, just as convents hate saints. Uncategorized
Children are all foreigners. Uncategorized
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think. Uncategorized
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Uncategorized
Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old Uncategorized
As we grow old…the beauty steals inward. Uncategorized
All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has root, bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. Uncategorized
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. Uncategorized