A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom...

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

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...

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

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...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never...