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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the...

All promise outruns performance.

All promise outruns performance.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with...

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

Ideas must work through the brains and arms of good and brave men, or they...

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to...

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with...

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they haveand underestimate the value...

Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they haveand underestimate the value...

I'll go anywhere as long as it's forward.

I'll go anywhere as long as it's forward.