Ralph Waldo Emerson Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson sayings, and Ralph Waldo Emerson proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Do the thing and you will have the power. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's wife has more power over him than the state has. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every great achievement is the victory of a flaming heart. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of chance. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do the thing you are afraid to do, and the death of fear is certain. 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. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When it is darkest, we can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Is it so bad to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be great is to be misunderstood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
America is another name for opportunity. 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
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather-stains of cares Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man will be eloquent if you give him good wine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We sometimes meet an original gentleman, who, if manners had not existed, would have invented them. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but deliverance from fear Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cities force growth, and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Indeed the river is a perpetual gala, and boasts each month a new ornament. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The river knows the way to the sea: Without a pilot it runs and falls, Blessing all lands with its charity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Style is only the frame to hold your thoughts. It is like the sash of a window; if heavy, it will obscure the light. Ralph Waldo Emerson