Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my...

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

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

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

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

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.

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

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.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

What's a book? Everything or nothing. The eye that sees it all.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Money often costs too much.

Money often costs too much.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on...

Choose only one master - Nature.

Choose only one master - Nature.

Why should humans in their unsurity decide what species are and are not important to...

Why should humans in their unsurity decide what species are and are not important to...