Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

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

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

Go cherish your soul; express companions; set your habits to a life of solitude; then...

We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

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

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

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a...