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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

All mankind loves a lover.

All mankind loves a lover.

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I...

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to...

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

All diseases run into one, old age.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

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.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison...

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value...

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip...

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip...

Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is...

Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is...