Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

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...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you...

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you...

Ever since I've met you, no one else is worth thinking about.

Ever since I've met you, no one else is worth thinking about.

Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy.

Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy.