Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes - page 28

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
There is a tendency for things to right themselves. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass. View quote
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The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated. View quote
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine. View quote
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Power and speed be hands and feet. View quote
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Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Genius always finds itself a century too early. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it. View quote
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There is always safety in valor. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. View quote
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Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults. View quote
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