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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Greatness is a property for which no man can receive credit..."

Greatness is a property for which no man can receive credit too soon; it must be possessed long before it is acknowledged.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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