Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

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

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

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, Friends

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature, Wisdom, Patience, Her, Secret

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

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

Beauty, Beautiful, God, Opportunity

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature, Colors, Spirit, Always, Wears

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

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

Wisdom, Path, Trail, Lead, Leave, Go

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love, Beauty, Art, Creation, Taste

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Peace, Anger, Mind, Angry, Peace Of Mind

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

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

Kindness, You, Late, Know, Will, Never

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

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

Character, Great, Be Strong, Soul, Live

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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, Comparison, Inside

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The only way to have a friend is to be one. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship, Friend, Way, Only

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Daily, Eyes, Sky, Bread, Daily Bread

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

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

Hero, Man, Brave, Ordinary, Minutes, He

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Best, Heart, New Year's, Day, Every Day

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

Great, Yourself, Be Yourself, World, You

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Decision, Universe, Make It Happen, You

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Good, Science, Value, Bad, Bad Times

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

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

Failure, Time, Fall, Living, Falling

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, Time, Moment, Leaf, Perfection

Beauty without expression is boring. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty without expression is boring. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty, Boring, Without, Expression

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Strength, Luck, Strong, Men, Believe

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intelligence, Common Sense, Clothes

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Character, People, World, Opinion, Seem

We aim above the mark to hit the mark. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

We aim above the mark to hit the mark. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Motivational, Aim, Above, Mark, Hit

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great, Enthusiasm, Nothing, Without

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Art, Heart, Hand, Never, Anything, Than

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