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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes about children

American Poet, Writer, Philosopher May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882

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To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intellingent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have... Ralph Waldo Emerson
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent peopleand the affection of children, to leave the world a better place, to know even one life has breathed easierbecause you have lived, this is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that..."
We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body. Ralph Waldo Emerson
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept. Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set to-day a votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem, When, like our sires, our sons are gone. Spirit, that made those heroes... Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't trust children with edge tools. Don't trust man, great God, with more power than he has until he has learned to use that little better. What a hell we should make of the world if we could do what we would! Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "sorrow makes us all children again-destroys all differences of..."
sorrow makes us all children again-destroys all differences of intellect. the wisest know nothing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Children are all foreigners."
Children are all foreigners. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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