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.'

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Marriage is the perfection which love aimed at, ignorant of what it sought. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Power and speed be hands and feet. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance shall bring you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well & serenely, & with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is too dear with its hopes & invitations to waste a moment on the rotten yesterdays. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. 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
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret in education lies in respecting the student. Ralph Waldo Emerson
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beauty without expression is boring. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life will show you masks that are worth all your carnivals. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Railroad iron is a magician's rod, in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The thief steals from himself. The swindler swindles himself. For the real price is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they represent, namely, knowledge and virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. 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
You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is never too late to do right. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then will the faculties rise fair and full within. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Some natures are too good to be spoiled by praise Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening we shall hear the right word. Ralph Waldo Emerson
All life is a nap. The more naps you take the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. Ralph Waldo Emerson