Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Profession : Philosopher

Birth : May 25, 1803

Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: Spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every artist was first an amateur.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Insist on yourself. Never imitate.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

All mankind love a lover.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Money often costs too much.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

God enters by a private door into every individual.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The earth laughs in flowers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson