A great man is always willing to be little.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

That man is idle who can do something better

That man is idle who can do something better

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody got tired of her

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to...

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

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...

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness,...

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness,...

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.