Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

American - Poet May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882 Read full biography

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature Patience Wisdom Her Secret

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship Old Friends Stupid You

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature Colors Always Spirit

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wisdom Path Leave Go Trail

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational You Behind Inside

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty Beautiful God Opportunity

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Peace Angry Mind Anger You

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship Friend Way Only

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be Strong Great Character Soul

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good Science Value Bad Bad Times

Top 10
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotes

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Yourself Great Be Yourself World

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kindness You Know Never

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Failure Time Fall Never Glory

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Decision You Universe Make It Happen

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Eyes Sky Daily Bread

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Women Best Woman Age Mean

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love Beauty Art Creation

Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of the whole.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature Moment Time Perfection

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man Hero Brave He Than

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Motivational Aim Mark Above

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty Grace Without Hook

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mother Great Effort Enthusiasm

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Strength Men Believe Luck Strong

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 Eye Long

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Day Heart Best Every Day

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intelligence Clothes Genius Dressed

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