Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

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

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

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

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

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

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.