Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Courtesy Quotes

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

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.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force -...

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force -...

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

Do not let your shadow walk you. You are not a slave of the past.

Do not let your shadow walk you. You are not a slave of the past.

No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today.

No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today.