Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

 quotes - He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 quotes - Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 quotes - Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen. ”

— 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

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— 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

“Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is not length of life, but depth of life. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Always do what you are afraid to do. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A man is what he thinks about all day long. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Men are what their mothers made them. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A great man is always willing to be little. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“All mankind love a lover. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson