Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes - page 13

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The two parties which divide the State, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation are very old, and have disputed the possession of the world ever since it was made ... Now one, now the other gets the day, and still the fight renews itself as if for the first time, under new names and hot personalities ... Innovation is the salient energy; Conservatism the pause on the last movement. View quote
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I hate quotations. Tell me what you know. View quote
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Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any. View quote
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None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone. View quote
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Colleges hate geniuses, just as convents hate saints. View quote
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. View quote
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Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet. View quote
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Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die. View quote
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Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself. View quote
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Everything in the universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. View quote
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Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true. View quote
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. View quote
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Shallow men believe in luck. View quote
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. View quote
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Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. View quote
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The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions. View quote
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The soul refuses limits, and always affirms an Optimism, never a Pessimism. View quote
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Valor consists in the power of self-recovery, so that a man cannot have his flank turned, cannot be out-generalled, but put him where you will, he stands. View quote
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Our strength grows out of our weakness. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
My book should smell of pines and resound with the hum of insects. View quote
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Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much. View quote
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In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends imprisoned by an enchanter in paper and leathern boxes. View quote
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All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients. View quote
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