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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes about respect

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
I am at a loss to understand why people hold Miss Austen's novels at so high a rate, which seem to me vulgar in tone, sterile in artistic invention, imprisoned in their wretched conventions of English society, without genius, wit, or knowledge of the world. Never was life so pinched and narrow. ... All that interests in any character [is this]: has he (or she) the money to marry with? ... Suicide is more respectable. 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: "There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs..."
There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil."
The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Men are respectable only as they respect."
Men are respectable only as they respect. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "In inquiries respecting the laws of the world and the frame of..."
In inquiries respecting the laws of the world and the frame of things, the highest reason is always the truest. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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