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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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Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the..."
Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst...They are for nothing but to inspire. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned..."
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great men, great nations, have not been boasters and buffoons, but perceivers of the terror of life, and have manned themselves to face it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The life of man is a self-evolving circle, which, from a ring imperceptibly small, rushes on all sides outwards to new and larger circles, and that without end. The extent to which this generation of circles, wheel without wheel, will go, depends on the force or truth of the individual soul. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in..."
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom..."
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day."
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Life consists of what man is thinking about all day."
Life consists of what man is thinking about all day. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge..."
People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life..."
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life..."
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "The bitterest tragic element in life to be derived from an..."
The bitterest tragic element in life to be derived from an intellectual source is the belief in a brute Fate or Destiny. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can offer with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation, but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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