English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a..."

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Edgar Allan Poe quote: "Such, I have long known, is the paradoxical law of all..."
Such, I have long known, is the paradoxical law of all sentiments having terror as a basis. Edgar Allan Poe
I don't want to eke out my life like a resource in short supply. The only selfish life is a timid one. To hold back, to withdraw, to keep the best in reserve, both overvalues the self, and undervalues what the self is. Jeanette Winterson
A. A. Milne quote: "The spring has sprung, the grass is rizz. I wonder where them..."
The spring has sprung, the grass is rizz. I wonder where them birdies is? A. A. Milne
I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game. Steve Sabol
Arthur Golden quote: "Can't you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that child..."
Can't you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that child on the bridge, has been to bring myself closer to you. Arthur Golden
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "To be yourself"
To be yourself Ralph Waldo Emerson
I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry. Emeli Sande
Eydie Gorme quote: "There was one year that I was on the road."
There was one year that I was on the road. Eydie Gorme
Bill Cosby quote: "I want all this loud profanity in the street stopped. I want..."
I want all this loud profanity in the street stopped. I want people to think about choices. Bill Cosby
What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world! Rita Dove
Brian Celio quote: "True friends: only a few have 'em, but only a few will admit..."
True friends: only a few have 'em, but only a few will admit that they don't. Brian Celio
Felix Baumgartner quote: "I have no privacy anymore."
I have no privacy anymore. Felix Baumgartner
J. D. Salinger quote: "You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They..."
You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it. J. D. Salinger
Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge. Desmond Tutu
Oscar Wilde quote: "Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose..."
Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me. Oscar Wilde