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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

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

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Have mountains, and waves, and skies, no significance but what we consciously give them, when we employ them as emblems of our thoughts? Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "God enters by a private door into every individual."
God enters by a private door into every individual. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world of any moment is the merest appearance. Some great decorum, some fetish of government, some ephemeral trade, or war, or man, is cried up by half mankind and cried down by the other half, as if it all depended on this particular up or down. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods."
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God."
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected..."
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather,..."
Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "There is creative reading as well as creative writing."
There is creative reading as well as creative writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the..."
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative..."
One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior,..."
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "The music that can deepest reach and cure all ill is cordial..."
The music that can deepest reach and cure all ill is cordial speech. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh..."
Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "To stand in true relations with men in a false age is worth a..."
To stand in true relations with men in a false age is worth a fit of insanity, is it not? Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret of poetry is never explained - is always new. We have not got farther than mere wonder at the delicacy of the touch, & the eternity it inherits. In every house a child that in mere play utters oracles, & knows not that they are such. 'Tis as easy as breath. 'Tis like this gravity, which holds the Universe together, & none knows what it is. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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