If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.

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...

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

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.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

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...

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in...

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in...

Change the overall conviction that you can't do anything, and you will be able to...

Change the overall conviction that you can't do anything, and you will be able to...

No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without...

No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without...

When you break up, your whole identity is shattered. It's like death.

When you break up, your whole identity is shattered. It's like death.

Eve in the garden gives Adam a hard on And no one will pardon the...

Eve in the garden gives Adam a hard on And no one will pardon the...