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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes about self

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
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Love is the bright foreigner, the foreign self."
Love is the bright foreigner, the foreign self. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. At home I dream that at Naples, at Rome, I can be intoxicated with beauty, and lose my sadness. I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from. I seek the Vatican, and the palaces. I affect to be intoxicated with sights and suggestions, but I am not intoxicated. My... Ralph Waldo Emerson
I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Self trust is the essence of heroism."
Self trust is the essence of heroism. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Every man contemplates an angel in his future self"
Every man contemplates an angel in his future self Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve..."
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self? Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve..."
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self? Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "The never-ending task of self improvement."
The never-ending task of self improvement. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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