A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made,...

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

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

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

Nature is endeared by the wooded path, but offended where too many tread.

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

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...

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

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.

The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to...

The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to...

With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in...

With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in...