Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes Page 2

“We judge of man’s wisdom by his hope.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wise Quotes |

If you know you are right, stay the course even though the whole world seems to be against you and everyone you know questions your judgment. When you prevail – and you eventually will if you stick to the job – they will all tell you that they knew all along you could do it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Questioning |

There are many virtues in books, but the essential value is the adding of knowledge to our stock by the record of new facts, and, better, by the record of intuitions which distribute facts, and are the formulas which supersede all histories.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotes about Books |

A part of fate is the freedom of man. Forever wells up the impulse of choosing and acting in his soul.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fate |

Don’t waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour’s duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Doubt |

Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life; mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life |

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Genius |

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Inspirational Quotes |

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Children |

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good |

An action is the perfection and publication of thought. A right action seems to fill the eye, and to be related to all nature.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Action |

Every man has a choice between love of truth and love of repose. Love of repose brings him a solid reputation and peaceful life; love of truth keeps him in suspense. A man who loves truth respects the highest law of his being.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Choices |

My joy in friends, those sacred people, is my consolation.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friend |

We don’t grow old. When we cease to grow, we become old.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age |

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotes about Change |

We acquire the strength we have overcome.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotes about Overcoming |

There is no teaching until the pupil is brought into the same state or principle in which you are; a transfusion takes place; he is you, and you are he; then is a teaching; and by no unfriendly chance or bad company can he ever lose the benefit.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Teacher |

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Courage |

Don’t ever give up on something or someone that you can’t go a full day without thinking about.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never Quit |

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Giving |

Happy is the house that shelters a friend.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy |

“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Luck |

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Words of Encouragement |

“Every man contemplates an angel in his future self.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Angel Quotes |

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Greatness |

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Decision |

“Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Enthusiasm |

“The ancestor of every action is a thought.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Action Plan Template |

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Motivation Quotes |

“Always do what you are afraid to do.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fear |

“Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed!”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dream |

“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Helping Others |

“Every great achievement is the victory of a flaming heart.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Achievement |

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