Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

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...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well...

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the...

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

Self-trust is the essence of heroism

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

A real friend doesn't judge you for your past or for who you are at...

A real friend doesn't judge you for your past or for who you are at...

Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.

Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.

Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how...

Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how...