He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Fear Quotes

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight...

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

I do not hesitate to read all good books in translations. What is really best...

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They...

All men in the abstract are just and good

All men in the abstract are just and good

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

Humans are almost always lonely.

Humans are almost always lonely.