Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Enthusiasm Quotes

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

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...

There is properly no history; only biography

There is properly no history; only biography

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.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

All promise outruns performance.

All promise outruns performance.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

How much of human life is lost in waiting.

How much of human life is lost in waiting.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

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...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.