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Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

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

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Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy."
Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand..."
When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world -- this shadow of the soul, or other me, lies wide around. Its attractions are the keys which unlock my thoughts and make me acquainted with myself. I run eagerly into this resounding tumult...So much only of life as I know by experience...The true scholar grudges every opportunity of action past by, as a loss of power. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams. 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
The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. And a man will worship something ... That which dominates will determine his life and character. Therefore it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad,..."
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Ralph Waldo Emerson
What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think. This rule,equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the... Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "There are books . . . which rank in our life with parents and..."
There are books . . . which rank in our life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and copestones for the masonry of to-day. This is the way to learn grammar. Colleges and books only copy the language which the field and the work-yard made. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The South-wind brings. Life, sunshine and desire, And on every mount and meadow. Breathes aromatic fire; But over the dead he has no power, The lost, the lost, he cannot restore; And, looking over the hills, I mourn. The darling who shall not return. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go..."
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "In order to learn the most important lessons of life, one must..."
In order to learn the most important lessons of life, one must each day surmount a fear. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "In order for one to learn the important lessons of life, one..."
In order for one to learn the important lessons of life, one must first overcome a fear each day. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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