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.'

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Some will always be above others. Destroy the inequality today, and it will appear again tomorrow. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every drunk was first a casual drinker. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The highest compact we can make with our fellow is –Let there be truth between us two forevermore. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past. Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do that which you fear to do and the fear will die. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose. 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
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and once it has done so, he/she will have to accept that his life will be radically changed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be a little careful about your library. Do you foresee what you will do with it? Very little to be sure. But the real question is what it will do with you? You will come here and get books that will open your eyes, and your ears, and your curiosity, and turn you inside out or outside in. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends, but they are imprisoned by an enchanter in these paper and leathern boxes. Ralph Waldo Emerson
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everything good is on the highway. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air's salubrity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth is beautiful, without doubt, but so are lies. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no end to illusion. Life is a train of moods like a string of beads, and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses which paint the world their own hue. Ralph Waldo Emerson
No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world makes way for a man who knows where he is going. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The first point of courtesy must always be truth. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was every achieved without it. Ralph Waldo Emerson