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 impatience of miles, when we are in a hurry; but it is still best that a mile should have seventeen hundred and sixty yards.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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An artist spends himself like the crayon in his hand, till he is all gone.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The frost which kills the harvest of a year saves the harvest of a century, by destroying the weevil or the locust.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The soul comes from without into the human body, as into a temporary abode, and it goes out of it anew. it passes into other habitations, for the soul is immortal.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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For nonconformity the world will whip you with its displeasure.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The ornaments of our homes are the friends that visit it.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyselfRalph Waldo Emerson
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A man in the wrong may more easily be convinced than one half right.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Character is an invincible force, which acts by presence and without means.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Two touch the string, The harp is dumb.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Pain is superficial, and therefore fear is. The torments of martyrdoms are probably most keenly felt by the by-standersRalph Waldo Emerson
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The poisons are our principal medicines, which kill the disease and save the life.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It is dainty to be sick if you have leisure and convenience for it.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Most men have bound their eyes with one or another handkerchief, and attached themselves to some one of these communities of opinion.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The first wealth is health.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The brevity of human life gives a melancholy to the profession of the architect.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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