Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Courage, Great, Done

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great, Men, Spiritual

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life, Future, Live

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great, Mother, Nothing

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great, Death, Sun

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mother, Sleep, Him

To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty, Proud, Flowers

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Else, Lose, Gain

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gardening, Weed, Whose

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Path, Door, Build

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Learning, Life, Fear

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Passion, Makes, Youth

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Time, Greatest, Living

The first wealth is health.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fitness, Health, Wealth

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wisdom, Nature, Eyes

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Money, Principles, Careful

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life, Actions, Experiment

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Health, Tired, Long

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Society, Sense, Common

God enters by a private door into every individual.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Faith, God, Door

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The years teach much which the days never know.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Experience, Days, Teach

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Before, Service, Silent

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: May 25, 1803

Died: April 27, 1882

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