A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

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...

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

A fly is as untamable as a hyena.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Truth is beautiful within and without, forevermore

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to...

Revolutions go not backward.

Revolutions go not backward.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring...

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would...

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would...

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on...

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on...

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

The real story is not the plot, but how the characters unfold by it.

The real story is not the plot, but how the characters unfold by it.