A man is a God in ruins

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

There is properly no history; only biography

There is properly no history; only biography

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

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

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

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or 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.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

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...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.