Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows...

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...