Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Science does not know its debt to imagination.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who you are is speaking so loudly that I can't hear what you're saying.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
As soon as there is life there is danger. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man I meet is in some way my superior, and I can learn from him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Always do what you are afraid to do.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may think aloud.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science.
Ralph Waldo Emerson