Books are for nothing but to inspire

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Inspiration Quotes

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

When it is darkest, men see the stars.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with...

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is...

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

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;...

To be simple is to be great

To be simple is to be great

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.